Miguel Díaz (baseball)

Miguel Angel Díaz (born November 28, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, and Houston Astros.

Díaz was selected by the Minnesota Twins with the first pick of the 2016 Rule 5 draft and was then traded to the San Diego Padres.

In 2018, the Padres intended to develop Díaz as a starter,[6] and he was optioned early in the spring to minor league camp.

[7] Díaz began the season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, where the Padres tried to stretch out his arm, and then was promoted to Triple-A El Paso in mid-May.

[10] Díaz returned to the Major League club in mid-August and stayed with the team for the remainder of the season, working out of the bullpen.

[13] He re-signed with San Diego the next day on a minor league contract that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[15] On February 12, 2021, Díaz signed with the San Diego Padres organization on a minor league deal that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[25] On April 11, Díaz cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys; however he subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.