Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Enjoying solid year in Vegas
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Diaz owns a .281 average and .836 OPS across 272 plate appearances over 66 games with Triple-A Las Vegas this season.
Diaz has spent the entire season with the Aviators, and he no longer holds a spot on the Athletics' 40-man roster after being designated for assignment May 23. However, the 23-year-old, who already boasted two very successful stints with Las Vegas during his minor-league career prior to his current Triple-A tenure, has put together a well-rounded line that includes 24 extra-base hits (11 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs), 46 RBI, 25 walks, 38 runs and a respectable 19.5 percent strikeout rate. Given he was able to occasionally hold his own against big-league pitching in each of the last two seasons (.634 OPS, 22 extra-base hits and 28 RBI across 105 games) and his youth, it wouldn't be out of the question for Diaz to be given another look in Oakland before the end of the season, perhaps as a September promotion.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Diaz cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas by the Athletics on Monday.
The 23-year-old was jettisoned from Oakland's 40-man roster last week but will remain in the organization as infield depth. Diaz has managed just a .204/.288/.327 batting line over 111 plate appearances with Las Vegas this season.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Removed from 40-man roster
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The Athletics designated Diaz for assignment Thursday.
At multiple points in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Diaz looked to bea mainstay in Oakland's lineup, but he failed to make the Opening Day roster coming out of spring training and struggled to get going at a hitter-friendly environment at Triple-A Las Vegas, slashing just .204/.288/.327 over 111 plate appearances. He's still just 23 years old, so Diaz could draw interest on waivers from a team that thinks it might be able to help him tap back into the promise he displayed earlier in his career.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: May need to work on conditioning
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Diaz, who received a demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday after a very slow start to spring, may need to improve his conditioning in order to earn a call back up to the big-league club, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Diaz started 37 games at third base last season, but that didn't earn him enough capital to offset an .083 average across 10 Cactus League games to open spring training. The Athletics also have some viable contenders for the starting role at the hot corner, including Darell Hernaiz and Abraham Toro. As such, Diaz may have an uphill battle in the short term to log big-league at-bats, but getting into better condition will help his chances. "He's a kid that is working on certain things and understanding where he needs to be physically," manager Mark Kotsay said. "Getting to that place will help him not just this year, but for his future, too."
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Optioned to Triple-A
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Diaz was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.
Diaz had a rough go of it with the A's in Cactus League play, batting .083 with a double and two runs scored while striking out three times over 24 at-bats in 10 contests. He'll now look to get right with the Aviators before he inevitably gets another shot with the major-league roster in 2024.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: On bench again Friday
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Diaz remains out of the lineup Friday versus the Angels.
It's the second straight absence for the 23-year-old infielder, who has slashed just .136/.150/.220 with 17 strikeouts over his last 60 plate appearances dating back to Sept. 2. Aledmys Diaz will handle third base for Oakland on Friday at Angel Stadium.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Sitting out Thursday
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Minnesota.
Diaz started the first two games of the series but will begin Thursday's afternoon tilt on the bench. He'll yield to Aledmys Diaz at third base.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Tigers.
Diaz is 2-for-26 over his past nine games and will hit the bench Sunday. Aledmys Diaz will receive a turn at third base and bat cleanup.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Idle Friday
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Diaz isn't in the Athletics' lineup Friday against Detroit.
Diaz will sit out Friday's contest after going 4-for-30 over his last 10 games. Kevin Smith will take over at third base and bat seventh.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Sitting Tuesday
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Diaz isn't in the Athletics' lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.
Diaz will get a breather Tuesday after breaking an 0-for-14 stretch at the plate in Monday's series opener. Aledmys Diaz will instead get the nod at the hot corner and bat fifth.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Diaz went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a double in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Diaz produced his first multi-hit effort since Sept. 1, the last game before he fell into a 3-for-20, seven-game funk. The rookie snapped out of it to an extent Sunday with a performance that included his fourth extra-base hit and RBI of September. Diaz did whiff two more times, however, pushing his strikeout rate to 36.7 percent since the start of the month.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Sitting Saturday
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Diaz will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Rangers.
Diaz's .239/.294/.403 slash line in 75 games this season isn't particularly impressive, and he's gone just 3-for-19 at the plate across his last six games. Kevin Smith will take over at the hot corner Saturday.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Reaches double-digit homers
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.
Diaz's 397-foot shot to center in the seventh inning knotted the game at 3-3 and put him at 10 homers for the season. The rookie's blast snapped a nine-game home-run drought, and it extended a stretch of hot hitting that now sees him boasting a .409 average over his last seven contests.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Doubles twice in three-hit effort
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one walk, one RBI and one run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Angels.
Diaz has hit safely in four straight games, going 8-for-13 (.615) with two walks in that span. The infielder was able to contribute his first RBI in seven games with a seventh-inning double. For the season, he's at a .246/.305/.411 slash line with nine home runs, 23 RBI, 18 runs scored and seven doubles through 69 contests.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Breaks out of slump
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.
Diaz had collected three hits over his last 12 games combined before breaking out of the slump Tuesday. All of his hits in this contest were singles. The 23-year-old infielder is now at a .235/.294/.395 slash line with nine home runs, 22 RBI, 16 runs scored and five doubles through 67 contests. After a three-game stint on the bench during last weekend's series versus the White Sox, it appears he's back in his regular role as the Athletics' primary third baseman. Jonah Bride could also fill in at the hot corner if Diaz slumps again.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Not starting Saturday
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Diaz is not in the starting nine for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Diaz finds himself on the bench for the third consecutive game. It's possible he's dealing with an unreported minor injury, but it's also possible his 2-for-29 showing over his previous 10 contests led the Athletics to decide to give him a few days off. Whatever the reason, Jonah Bride will get another start at the hot corner.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: On bench amid slump
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Diaz is not in the lineup Friday versus the White Sox.
Diaz, who also sat out of Thursday's series opener, is slashing just .159/.264/.333 over his last 22 games (72 plate appearances) dating back to July 29. His season OPS has fallen from .716 to .676 in that span.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Gets breather Thursday
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Diaz isn't in the Athletics' lineup Thursday against the White Sox.
Diaz's home run Monday represents his only hit in 17 trips to the plate across his last six games, so he'll get a day off Thursday to regroup. Jonah Bride will step in as Oakland's third baseman and bat eighth.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Connects for solo blast Monday
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Royals on Monday.
Diaz's ninth round-tripper of the campaign came in the second inning and erased Oakland's early 1-0 deficit. The 23-year-old's blast snapped a 13-game homerless streak, as well as a 1-for-21 slump that had encompassed his previous seven games.
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Athletics' Jordan Diaz: Stuffs box score in win
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Diaz went 1-for-3 with a two-run double, two walks and a run in a win over the Cardinals on Wednesday.
Diaz was a big part of Oakland's four-run first inning, with his timely two-bagger bringing home Aledmys Diaz and Carlos Perez to extend the Athletics' lead to 3-0 at the time. The rookie snapped a brief 0-for-10 slump in the process while continuing his recent pattern of admirable plate discipline -- despite carrying just a .209 average over 52 August plate appearances, Diaz boasts a .346 on-base percentage and modest 15.4 percent strikeout rate during that sample thanks mostly to a 17.3 percent walk rate.
