Argenis Díaz

Argenis Díaz (born February 12, 1987) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010.

Playing career

Boston Red Sox Díaz was signed by the Boston Red Sox organization in July 2003 as an international free agent. He started his professional career by playing with the Venezuelan Summer League Red Sox in 2004 and 2005 (the latter year's team being a cooperative with the San Diego Padres).

Pittsburgh Pirates On July 22, 2009, Díaz was traded along with Hunter Strickland to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for first baseman Adam LaRoche. With Pittsburgh's Triple-A team, the Indianapolis Indians, Díaz appeared in 43 games through the end of the season, batting .233 with eight RBI. With the 2010 Pirates, Díaz appeared in 22 MLB games, batting .242 with two RBI. Defensively, he played 15 games at shortstop and had a .971 fielding percentage. He finished the season with the Triple-A Reno Aces and Double-A Mobile Bay Bears.

Detroit Tigers (second stint) On January 20, 2016, the Detroit Tigers signed Díaz to a minor league contract. He spent the 2016 season with Toledo, and split time during 2017 with Toledo and the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.

Díaz played a total of 14 minor-league seasons from 2004 to 2017, appearing in at least 1226 minor-league games (statistics from his first season in the Venezuelan Summer League are not available).