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Yainer Diaz
Yainer Diaz
Houston Astros • Catcher
Age 27 • 5' 11" • 195 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2022-09-02
Born: Azua • Dominican Republic
2026 Stats
G
45
AB
166
H
41
HR
6
RBI
23
R
18
SB
0
AVG
.247
OBP
.274
SLG
.410
OPS
.684
Career Stats
G
446
AB
1656
H
456
HR
65
RBI
238
R
195
SB
3
AVG
.275
OBP
.302
SLG
.450
OPS
.752
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2022 HOU 6 9 8 1 — 1 — .125 .222 .250 .472
2023 HOU 104 377 355 100 23 60 — .282 .308 .538 .846
2024 HOU 148 619 585 175 16 84 2 .299 .325 .441 .766
2025 HOU 143 567 542 139 20 70 1 .256 .284 .417 .701
2026 HOU 45 175 166 41 6 23 — .247 .274 .410 .684
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2023 HOU 19414013 18— .325.317.575.892
2024 HOU 15484210 18— .238.333.333.666
2025 HOU 1543418 24— .195.233.341.574
2026 HOU 1131284 —1— .143.226.214.440
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2023 HOU 714141 ——— .071.071.071.142
2024 HOU 2872 —1— .286.375.286.661
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-07-18 vs BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-12 @ TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-07-11 @ TEX 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-10 @ TEX 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-07-08 @ WSH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-07-06 @ WSH 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
2026-07-04 vs TB 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-07-03 vs TB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-01 vs MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-06-30 vs MIN 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2026-06-28 @ DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-06-27 @ DET 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
2026-06-26 @ DET 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-06-24 @ TOR 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-06-23 @ TOR 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2026-06-22 @ TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-06-20 vs CLE 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-06-19 vs CLE 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-06-16 vs DET 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-05-03 @ BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-02 @ BOS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-01 @ BOS 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-30 @ BAL 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-04-30 @ BAL 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2026-04-28 @ BAL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-25 vs NYY 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-24 vs NYY 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-04-21 @ CLE 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-20 @ CLE 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-19 vs STL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-16 vs COL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-15 vs COL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-13 @ SEA 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-12 @ SEA 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2026-04-11 @ SEA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-07 @ COL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-06 @ COL 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-05 @ ATH 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-04 @ ATH 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
2026-04-03 @ ATH 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
2026-03-31 vs BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-03-30 vs BOS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-03-28 vs LAA 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
2026-03-27 vs LAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-03-26 vs LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-06-16
Houston Astros activated C Yainer Diaz from the 10-day injured list.
2026-06-09
Houston Astros sent C Yainer Diaz on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2026-06-09
Houston Astros sent C Yainer Diaz on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2026-05-05
Houston Astros placed C Yainer Diaz on the 10-day injured list. Left oblique strain.
2026-04-16
C Yainer Diaz changed number to 21.
2026-04-15
C Yainer Diaz changed number to 42.
2025-04-16
C Yainer Diaz changed number to 21.
2025-04-15
C Yainer Diaz changed number to 42.
2023-01-06
C Yainer Diaz, and changed number to 21.
2022-10-11
Houston Astros reassigned C Yainer Diaz to the minor leagues.
2022-10-10
Houston Astros recalled C Yainer Diaz from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2022-09-29
Houston Astros optioned C Yainer Diaz to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2022-09-01
Houston Astros activated C Yainer Diaz.
2022-09-01
Houston Astros selected the contract of C Yainer Diaz from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2021-07-30
Cleveland Indians traded RHP Phil Maton and C Yainer Diaz to Houston Astros for RF Myles Straw.
2021-02-13
C Yainer Diaz assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2021-02-13
C Yainer Diaz assigned to Cleveland Indians .
2021-02-13
C Yainer Diaz assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2016-12-07
Cleveland Indians signed free agent C Yainer Diaz to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: astros.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 135 24.0% 50.4% 23.3% .257 38.5%
Sinker 113 20.1% 54.0% 14.5% .312 26.9%
Slider 97 17.2% 44.3% 21.5% .333 31.0%
Cutter 52 9.2% 51.9% 19.4% .211 26.7%
Changeup 51 9.1% 37.3% 16.7% .211 38.9%
Sweeper 44 7.8% 50.0% 23.8% .100 27.3%
Curveball 40 7.1% 37.5% 19.0% .111 33.3%
Splitter 16 2.8% 31.2% 30.0% .167 25.0%
Knuckle Curve 15 2.7% 40.0% 16.7% .500 0.0%
Total 563 100.0% 47.2% 20.2% .255 31.4%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 300 53.3% 52.0% 19.5% .267 31.3%
Breaking 196 34.8% 43.9% 21.2% .259 29.4%
Offspeed 67 11.9% 35.8% 20.0% .200 36.4%
Total 563 100.0% 47.2% 20.2% .255 31.4%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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