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Matt Diaz

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg)

Born: March 3, 1978 in Portland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: Santa Fe Catholic HS (Lakeland, FL)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: July 19, 2003 (Age 25-138d, 18,316th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 18, 2013 (Age 35-076d)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Larry Reynolds

Full Name: Matthew Edward Diaz

Pronunciation: \DYE-az\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1881

546

.290

212

RBI

226

OBP

.338

SLG

.429

OPS

.767

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2006 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 4	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	3	Apr 5	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-8	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	4	Apr 6	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	6 (1)	Apr 8	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-12	GF	20	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
5	16 (9)	Apr 19	ATL	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS	23	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
6	19 (2)	Apr 24	ATL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	21 (1)	Apr 26	ATL	@	MIL	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	23 (1)	Apr 29	ATL		NYM	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	26 (2)	May 2	ATL		COL	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
10	29 (2)	May 5	ATL	@	NYM	L,7-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	31 (1)	May 7	ATL	@	NYM	W,13-3	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	32	May 9	ATL	@	FLA	W,10-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
13	34 (1)	May 11	ATL	@	FLA	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	36 (1)	May 13	ATL		WSN	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	37	May 14	ATL		WSN	L,1-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	39 (1)	May 16	ATL		FLA	W,4-3	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	41 (1)	May 18	ATL		FLA	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
18	43 (1)	May 20	ATL	@	ARI	L,0-13	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	47 (3)	May 24	ATL	@	SDP	W,10-6	GS	31	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	48	May 26	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
21	49	May 27	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	51 (1)	May 29	ATL		LAD	L,5-12	GF	30	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	55 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	ATL		ARI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	56	Jun 3 (2)	ATL		ARI	L,9-13	GF	17	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	58 (1)	Jun 5	ATL		WSN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
26	61 (2)	Jun 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	64 (2)	Jun 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	65	Jun 13	ATL	@	FLA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	66	Jun 14	ATL	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	67	Jun 15	ATL	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	68	Jun 16	ATL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	69	Jun 17	ATL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	71 (1)	Jun 20	ATL		TOR	L,5-6	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
34	72	Jun 21	ATL		TOR	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	74 (1)	Jun 23	ATL	@	TBD	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	75	Jun 24	ATL	@	TBD	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
37	76	Jun 25	ATL	@	TBD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
38	77	Jun 26	ATL	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	78	Jun 27	ATL	@	NYY	W,5-2		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
40	80 (1)	Jun 30	ATL		BAL	W,5-3	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	82 (1)	Jul 2	ATL		BAL	W,10-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	85 (2)	Jul 5	ATL		STL	W,14-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	86	Jul 6	ATL		CIN	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
44	87	Jul 7	ATL		CIN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
45	91 (3)	Jul 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,11-3	GF	19	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
46	92	Jul 16	ATL	@	SDP	W,10-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
47	93	Jul 17	ATL	@	STL	W,15-3	GF	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
48	97 (3)	Jul 23	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	98	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
50	99	Jul 25	ATL		FLA	L,1-2	GF	12	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	101 (1)	Jul 27	ATL		FLA	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	104 (2)	Jul 30	ATL		NYM	L,6-10	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	106 (1)	Aug 2	ATL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
54	107	Aug 3	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
55	108	Aug 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
56	109	Aug 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-8	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
57	110	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
58	111	Aug 7	ATL		PHI	L,6-9	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
59	112	Aug 8	ATL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	113	Aug 9	ATL		PHI	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	114	Aug 11	ATL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	115	Aug 12	ATL		MIL	L,5-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
63	116	Aug 13	ATL		MIL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	117	Aug 14	ATL	@	WSN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	118	Aug 15	ATL	@	WSN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	119	Aug 16	ATL	@	WSN	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	120	Aug 17	ATL	@	WSN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	121	Aug 18	ATL	@	FLA	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	122	Aug 19	ATL	@	FLA	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	123	Aug 20	ATL	@	FLA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	124	Aug 21	ATL		PIT	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	125	Aug 22	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
73	126	Aug 23	ATL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	127	Aug 25	ATL		WSN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	128	Aug 26	ATL		WSN	W,10-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	129	Aug 27	ATL		WSN	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
77	132 (2)	Aug 31	ATL		SFG	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	134 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-16	GF	31	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF RF
79	135	Sep 3 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	137 (1)	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-0	GS	26	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
81	138	Sep 6 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	139	Sep 6 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	140	Sep 8	ATL		CHC	W,8-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
84	142 (1)	Sep 10	ATL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	143	Sep 11	ATL		CHC	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	144	Sep 13 (1)	ATL		PHI	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
87	146 (1)	Sep 14	ATL		PHI	W,4-1	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	147	Sep 15	ATL		FLA	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	149 (1)	Sep 17	ATL		FLA	W,8-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
90	150	Sep 18	ATL	@	WSN	W,6-1	GS	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	151	Sep 19	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	152	Sep 20	ATL	@	WSN	W,7-3	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	154 (1)	Sep 22	ATL	@	COL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
94	155	Sep 23	ATL	@	COL	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	156	Sep 24	ATL	@	COL	L,8-9	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	157	Sep 26	ATL		NYM	W,12-0	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	158	Sep 27	ATL		NYM	W,13-1	GF	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
98	160 (1)	Sep 29	ATL		HOU	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	161	Sep 30	ATL		HOU	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							101gm		600.1	166	5	4	175	1