Indigo Dunham Diaz (born October 14, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.

Career

Amateur

Diaz played Little League baseball with the Forest Hills team, then participated in the British Columbia Premier Baseball League as a member of the North Shore Twins and

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. He attended Handsworth Secondary School, and continued playing baseball. Diaz began his collegiate baseball career at

Iowa Western Community College Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1967 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school. Campus A ...

, where he pitched two seasons, then transferred to the Michigan State Spartans baseball team. In the midst of his junior season with the Spartans, Diaz became the team's closer. Diaz was subsequently selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the

2019 Major League Baseball draft The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In additi ...

Atlanta Braves

Diaz started his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Braves after signing with the Atlanta Braves organization. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 minor league season was cancelled. Diaz began the 2021 season at the High-A level with the Rome Braves. He threw 18 walks over 18 relief appearances, spanning 27 innings. Diaz was promoted to the Mississippi Braves in July 2021. Diaz spent the 2022 season with Mississippi.

New York Yankees

On December 28, 2022, Diaz was traded to the New York Yankees, alongside Caleb Durbin, for

Lucas Luetge Lucas Lester Luetge ( born March 24, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees Career Early career Lue ...

. In 2023, he made 23 appearances split between the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades and Somerset Patriots, posting a cumulative 4.26 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 3 saves in innings pitched. On August 1, 2023, Diaz underwent

Tommy John surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery (TJS), is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's bo ...

, ending his season.

References

External links

Michigan State Spartans bio
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