Matt Diaz
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[edit] Biography
Matt Diaz (Matthew Edward Diaz) was born on March 3, 1978 in Portland, Oregon. He made his Major League debut on July 19, 2003 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2006, his rookie year, he hit .327 with 7 home runs and 32 RBI. Diaz played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Matt Diaz's best season was 2006, when he hit for a .327 average.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | TB | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| 2004 | TB | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .292 | .476 | .768 |
| 2005 | KC | 34 | 89 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .323 | .404 | .727 |
| 2006 | ATL | 124 | 297 | 37 | 97 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 49 | 5 | 5 | .327 | .364 | .475 | .839 |
| 2007 | ATL | 135 | 358 | 44 | 121 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 16 | 63 | 4 | 0 | .338 | .368 | .497 | .865 |
| Career | 307 | 774 | 93 | 248 | 41 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 33 | 136 | 9 | 6 | .320 | .357 | .473 | .830 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | TC | A | E | DP | FPCT |
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| 2003 | TB | LF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 2004 | TB | RF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | TB | LF | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | KC | LF | 19 | 16 | 136 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .944 |
| 2005 | KC | RF | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | ATL | LF | 95 | 62 | 587 | 163 | 172 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .977 |
| 2006 | ATL | RF | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | ATL | RF | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | ATL | LF | 95 | 77 | 678 | 155 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .988 |
| 2007 | ATL | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Total | 243 | 171 | 1482 | 382 | 401 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .978 |
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[edit] Transactions
- Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1999 - signed June 24, 1999).
- Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (February 6, 2005).
- Signed by the Kansas City Royals (February 24, 2005).
- Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ricardo Rodriguez (December 19, 2005).
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