Bo Díaz
Venezuelan baseball player (1953-1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baudilio José Díaz Seijas (March 23, 1953 – November 23, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1977 to 1989, most prominently with the Cleveland Indians where he rose to prominence as an American League (AL) All-Star player in 1981 and, later with the Philadelphia Phillies where he was a member of the 1983 National League pennant winning team. He earned his second All-Star game berth with the Cincinnati Reds in 1987. Diaz began his career with the Boston Red Sox.[1] He was the first Venezuelan to play regularly as a catcher in Major League Baseball.[2] In 2006, Díaz was posthumously inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]
Bo Díaz | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1953-03-23)March 23, 1953 Cúa, Miranda, Venezuela | |
Died: November 23, 1990(1990-11-23) (aged 37) Caracas, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 6, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 9, 1989, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 87 |
Runs batted in | 452 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Member of the Venezuelan | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2006 |