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Yainer Diaz

Astros
Number #21
Position C
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 5' 11"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Azua Province, Dominican Republic
Born Sep 21, 1998

Key Insights

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One opponent brings the best out of him

Diaz has hit .545/.583/.909 against Shane Baz in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 11 with 1 home run and 4 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Diaz hits Bryce Miller harder than anyone: 99.1 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the COL, Diaz has hit .170 and slugged .170 over 47 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

8 hits, 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .436 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Diaz has hit .000/.077/.000 against Andrew Heaney in 13 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Diaz cannot get the barrel to Dean Kremer: 80.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 90.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He is a different player against this opponent

Diaz carries a .744 career OPS; against Luis Castillo it is .399, over 18 plate appearances.

3 for 17 with 0 home runs.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 21, 1998
Birth Place Azua Province, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 11"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R