Diaz is toiling through a rough season in the minors, batting just .182/.348/.239 through 37 games, but the Yankees will bring him back after he spent all of 2016 with their Triple-A affiliate, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 32-year-old likely serves as organizational depth, as he hasn't made big-league appearance since 2015.
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Blue Jays' Jonathan Diaz: Jumps up to Triple-A
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Diaz was promoted from Double-A New Hampshire to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
Diaz owns an underwhelming .225/.350/.292 slash line over eight minor-league seasons. The 32-year-old infielder has logged just 55 major-league at-bats since being drafted in 2006 by Toronto, and his window of opportunity to reappear in MLB has all but officially closed. It would take an overwhelming series of injuries for Diaz to get back under the bright lights.
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Blue Jays' Jonathan Diaz: Signs minor league contract with Blue Jays
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Diaz agreed to a minor league deal with the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old spent all of last season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and hit .207/.315/.249 in 371 plate appearances there. He has struggled across parts of three major league seasons, and will likely spend 2017 in Triple-A again as organizational depth.
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Yankees' Jonathan Diaz: Reassigned to minor league camp
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Diaz was reassigned to minor league camp Saturday.
His opportunities were limited this spring, and Diaz will likely spend most of the season as depth at Triple-A again this year barring injury to several middle infielders ahead of him on the organizational depth chart. Diaz has hit .232/.346/.302 in parts of seven seasons at the Triple-A level.
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Yankees' Jonathan Diaz: Receives invitation to spring training
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Diaz received an invitation to spring training Friday, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.
The light-hitting shortstop spent most of 2015 with the Triple-A affiliate of the Blue Jays, but did see some time with the major league club as well. That being said, he'll likely head back to the minors after spring training is over.
Yankees' Jonathan Diaz: Signs minor league deal with Yankees
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Diaz inked a minor league contract with the Yankees on Friday, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Diaz doesn't have much major league experience under his belt at age 30, but has seen a taste in each of the past three campaigns. He'll once again serve as organizational depth in 2016, but this time it will come with the Yankees rather than the Blue Jays.
