YAINER DIAZ NEWS

Receiving Sunday off Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Diaz started the previous five games and will get a day off after going 4-for-20 with a double, an RBI and a run during that stretch. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate to catch for lefty Framber Valdez in the series finale versus San Diego.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Rookie Smith homers twice with 4 RBIs to power Astros to 6-4 win over Padres

Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slowly picking up production Diaz went 1-for-4 with a double against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Impact 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 skills are fine, highlighted by a 12.2 percent barrel rate.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Arenado and Donovan help the Cardinals beat the Astros 8-3

Nolan Arenado homered and Brendan Donovan went 4 for 4, helping Sonny Gray and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-3

APRIL 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Getting breather Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Impact 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.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Fan snatches foul ball out of Mike Trout's glove — then meets him

A fan snatched the ball out of Mike Trout’s glove he reached into the right field stands to make what appeared to be a great catch.

APRIL 13

Anderson sparkles and Angels overcome fan breaking up Trout's catch in 4-1 win over Astros

Tyler Anderson took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Nolan Schanuel and Taylor Ward homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 4-1

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fan reaches into Mike Trout's glove to snatch a catch from Angels outfielder

A fan snatched the ball out of Mike Trout’s glove after the Los Angeles Angels star reached into the right field stands to make what appeared to be a great catch

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Erupts with five RBI, two XBH 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.

Impact 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.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Yainer Diaz's career night guides Astros over Angels Yainer Diaz clubbed his first career grand slam and produced a career-high five RBIs as the Houston Astros thumped the visiting Los Angeles...

APRIL 12 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Díaz's first career grand slam helps Houston Astros to 14-3 rout of Los Angeles Angels

Yainer Díaz hit his first career grand slam in a six-run fifth inning and the Houston Astros scored their most runs this season in a 14-3 rout of the Los Angeles Angels

APRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Wednesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Impact 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.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Wednesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Impact 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.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Last night in baseball: Schwarber crushes it, Skubal gets his first win

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APRIL 9

Ugly start to season Diaz went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday against the Twins

Impact 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.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Grabbing seat Thursday Diaz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

Impact Diaz started at catcher in each of the first three games of the series, but he will take a day off in the series finale. Victor Caratini will do the catching and bat sixth Thursday.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

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APRIL 3 • MLB.COM

Idle Saturday Diaz is out of the lineup Saturday against the Mets, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact 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.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Juan Soto homers as the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 3-1

Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1

MARCH 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hader strikes out Soto with 2 on to save Astros' 3-1 win over Mets

Framber Valdez pitched seven scoreless innings and Josh Hader struck out Juan Soto with two on to save the Houston Astros' 3-1 win over the New York Mets

MARCH 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ranking the top 10 catchers in MLB for 2025

Our eight-part position series continues with the top 10 catchers entering the 2025 season.

MARCH 18

Back in action Sunday Diaz (illness) is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 26-year-old has been sidelined the past few days due to an illness but is ready to return to the lineup Sunday. Diaz has gone just 4-for-30 through 11 games in spring training, but he also had a .666 OPS last spring before turning in a .299/.325/.441 slash line with 16 homers during the regular season.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

Recovering from illness Diaz (illness) is out of the Astros' lineup for a second straight day Thursday but will go through a full workout, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact It sounds like Diaz should be ready to play in games in a day or two. The Astros' top catcher is 3-for-28 with one home run at the dish during Grapefruit League action.

MARCH 13 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Saturday Diaz isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Three straight multi-hit games Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Angels.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE