Diaz went 1-for-4 with a double against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
Diaz is hitting just .130 across his first 57 plate appearances this season, and he had only two hits across his first 33 at-bats. He's picked things up slightly of late, collecting five hits across his last 21 at-bats. While his surface stats are concerning, Diaz's bat skills are fine, highlighted by a 12.2 percent barrel rate.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting breather Sunday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Victor Caratini will receive the starting nod behind the dish while Diaz rests for a day game after a night game. Though he went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 4-1 loss, Diaz busted out of his slump in a big way in the series opener Friday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and an additional run in the Astros' 14-3 victory.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Erupts with five RBI, two XBH
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 14-3 win over the Angels.
Diaz had more hits Friday than he did in his first nine games of the season combined. This big effort at the plate also included his first extra-base hits of the year as well as his first RBI since Opening Day. Diaz delivered a grand slam to cap a six-run fifth inning and added an RBI double as the Astros rallied again in the sixth. That raised his batting average to .132 (5-for-38) with six RBI and three runs scored across 10 contests. Diaz is likely to continue playing in a starting role at catcher -- he's shown potential with 39 homers and 144 RBI across 252 games over the last two seasons, so his slow start to 2025 may just be a brief slump.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Sitting Wednesday
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Diaz has been one of the bigger disappointments among fantasy catchers so far this season; he's gone 2-for-33 with no home runs, one RBI and one run scored through the Astros' first 11 games. Though Diaz will be given a breather for the day game after a night game, the Astros will likely continue to allow the 26-year-old to play through his struggles, given the strong production he's provided over the past two seasons.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Ugly start to season
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Diaz went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday against the Twins.
Diaz has struggled significantly to begin the season, collecting only two hits across 26 at-bats. He has just a .105 BABIP -- a mark that will surely improve -- but Diaz has also seen his strikeout rate inflate to 25 percent in the early going.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Grabbing seat Thursday
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Diaz started at catcher in each of the three games this week against the Giants, but he will take a day off in the series opener versus the Twins. Victor Caratini will do the catching and bat sixth Thursday.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Idle Saturday
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Diaz is out of the lineup Saturday against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
After going 1-for-7 with an RBI and two strikeouts through his first two games, Diaz will step aside Saturday while Victor Caratini starts behind the plate.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Taking seat Saturday
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Diaz isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Diaz will get a rare off day Saturday as the Astros elect to rest many of their regular starters with the postseason just around the corner. In his place, Victor Caratini will pick up a start behind the dish and bat third.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three straight multi-hit games
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Angels.
Diaz started at first base for the second time in three games, with Jonathan Singleton being bumped from the lineup. He recorded his third consecutive multi-hit performance, highlighted by a clutch double in the eighth inning that tied the game at 5-5. This stretch continues a strong close to the season for Diaz, as he has maintained a .325 average with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored across 20 games in September.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits Sunday
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Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Diaz posted his first three-hit game since Aug. 7 and his eighth multi-hit game since Aug. 17. He's got nine RBI over his last eight games and leads all catchers with 153 hits and a .299 average for the year. Overall, he's slashing .299/.325/.451 with 16 homers, 81 RBI, 63 runs, two steals and a 22:91 BB:K in 544 plate appearances.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Sitting out matinee
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Philadelphia.
Diaz started the first two games of the series at catcher, going 1-for-9 with five strikeouts. He'll get a breather during the series finale, with Victor Caratini taking over behind the dish.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in three straight games
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.
Diaz homered for the third game in a row, and this was his fourth consecutive multi-hit effort. The catcher is up to 15 long balls through 114 contests, though he's hit five of them over his last 11 games. He's added a reliable .301/.326/.463 slash line, 71 RBI, 54 runs scored, 21 doubles and one stolen base this season.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in win
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Diaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Diaz singled in the seventh inning and then added a two-run homer in the ninth. He has carried a hot July into August, going 10-for-28 with four multi-hit efforts in his last seven contests. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .301 with 11 home runs, 61 RBI and 48 runs scored across 429 plate appearances.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Stays hot Sunday
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Diaz accounted for the Astros' lone scoring play, taking reliever Alex Vesia deep in the sixth inning. Diaz has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, going 11-for-33 (.333) with four extra-base hits and eight RBI in that span. The catcher has a .288/.313/.427 slash line with nine homers, 57 RBI, 44 runs scored, 17 doubles, three triples and one stolen base over 94 contests this season.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Hitting well post All-Star break
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Dodgers.
Diaz has hit well for most of July and that has continued across eight games out of the All-Star break. He's gone 10-for-29 with six RBI and four runs scored in that span. While Diaz has raised his average to .283, he's still struggled to unlock much power this season by posting only a .132 ISO.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Slugs homer in win
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Mariners.
Diaz singled in his second at-bat and later added a solo homer in the eighth to extend Houston's lead to two runs. The long ball was Diaz's eighth of the season and his first since June 7 against the Angels. It also marked his sixth multi-hit performance this month, during which he's now batting .306 (19-for-62) with 11 RBI and six runs scored. Additionally, Diaz has hit safely in six of his last seven games.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Drives in three
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Marlins.
Diaz opened and closed the scoring Wednesday, delivering an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run single in the sixth. This was his seventh three-hit game over his last 15 contests, a span in which he's batting .406 (26-for-64). The catcher is up to a .286/.312/.415 slash line with seven home runs, 48 RBI, 38 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples and one stolen base over 81 games this season. Diaz isn't a high-end defensive catcher, but his place in the lineup is secure when he's swinging the bat as well as he has lately.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits in Wednesday's win
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.
The 25-year-old backstop extended his hitting streak to seven games, a stretch in which he's batting .407 (11-for-27) with seven RBI. Diaz has yet to go yard since taking a foul tip off his finger and missing a few games earlier this month, but his current hot stretch has pushed his slash line on the season up to .271/.298/.415 with seven homers, 32 runs and 40 RBI in 69 contests.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Returning to lineup
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Diaz (finger) is batting fifth and is the designated hitter for Friday's game against the Tigers.
Diaz missed three straight games with a right index finger injury, but he'll be back in action Friday. Considering his injury impacts his throwing and accuracy, Diaz could require a few more games at DH before working behind the dish. The 25-year-old had a six-game hit streak prior to being injured with four homers during that stretch.
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Astros' Yainer Diaz: Out of lineup again Wednesday
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Diaz (finger) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Francisco, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Diaz is still feeling the effects of a foul tip off his right index finger and will miss a third straight start. He remains day-to-day and could be ready to play Friday versus the Tigers after the Astros' off day Thursday. Victor Caratini will handle the catching duties again Wednesday.
