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• Rockies' Elias Diaz: Strong fight for roster spot

  03/23/2020 •

  Diaz and Drew Butera were making an argument for the Rockies to break camp with three catchers due to their impressive spring performances, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports. While Diaz and Butera are in camp on minor-league contracts, they outperformed Tony Wolters and Dom Nunez, who are on the 40-man roster. Diaz hit .429 with a double, a triple, two walks and one strikeout in 21 spring at-bats. He also saw the most playing time of the four candidates. Wolters' spot as the primary catcher would seem to be safe, but Nunez, who hit .200 with six strikeouts in 15 spring at-bats, has minor-league options remaining, so he could open the year at Triple-A.

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• Rockies' Elias Diaz: Good to go for spring opener

  02/22/2020 •

  Diaz (knee) is in the lineup for Saturday's spring opener against the Diamondbacks. Diaz ended last season dealing with the knee injury, but he has completed his recovery and is ready to take the field Saturday. He will start behind the plate and hit eighth Saturday.

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• Rockies' Elias Diaz: Inks deal with Colorado

  01/07/2020 •

  Diaz (knee) signed a minor-league contract with the Rockies on Monday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. Diaz became a free agent after he was non-tendered by Pittsburgh. He appeared in 101 contests for the Pirates in 2019, slashing .241/.296/.307 with two homers and 28 RBI before being shut down at the end of September due to a knee injury. The veteran backstop figures to battle for a spot on the 25-man roster with Tony Wolters and Dom Nunez.

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• Elias Diaz: Hits open market

  12/03/2019 •

  Diaz (knee) was non-tendered by the Pirates on Monday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports. Diaz took the field in 101 games a season ago, hitting .241 with two homers and 28 RBI. His injury history could scare some teams off, but he may still receive a big-league offer after being cut loose by Pittsburgh.

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• Pirates' Elias Diaz: Shut down for season

  09/25/2019 •

  Diaz (knee) has been shut down for the remainder of the season, Nubyjas Wilborn of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Diaz has been sidelined since Saturday with a right knee injury and simply won't have enough time to return, leaving Jacob Stallings and Steve Baron to finish out the season as Pittsburgh's primary catchers. Across 101 games with the Pirates this season, Diaz compiled a .241/.296/.307 slash line with two home runs and 28 RBI.

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