| Matt Diaz |
Full Name: Matthew Edward Diaz School: Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Florida |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1998 32 OF 6-1 197 R R Fr * Lakeland 1999 32 OF 6-1 205 R R So * Lakeland |
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| Comments |
| Outfielder from Lakeland...two year starter and letterman...was named The Sporting News Freshman of the Year...earned 1st Team Freshman All-American honors and 3rd Team All-American honors in 1998...earned 1st Team All-American honors from American Baseball Coaches Association and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, 2nd Team from Baseball Weekly and 3rd Team from Collegiate Baseball in 1999...entered the Major League draft after his sophomore year...made the Dean's List multiple times during his time at FSU...had four home runs, seven RBIs and 17 total bases against Oklahoma in the NCAA Regionals...cracked the seasonal top 25 lists in Batting Average (21st-.390 in 1998), Slugging Percentage (17th-.714 in 1998 and 23rd-.688 in 99), At Bats (8th-301 in 1999), Hits (10th-114 in 1999 19th-105 in 98), Doubles (18th-24 in 1999), Home Runs (11th-22 in 1998, 13th-21 in 1999), RBIs (8th-94 in 1999 and 17th-84 in 98) and Total Bases (7th-207 in 1999 and 12th-192 in 98)...his career top 25 appearances include Batting Average (6th-.384), Slugging Percentage (6th-.700), Home Runs (10th-43), RBIs (22nd-178) and Total Bases (22nd-399)...helped lead the Seminoles to the College World Series in 1998 and 99 (second place)...has played eight years in the major leagues with the Devil Rays, Royals and his current team the Atlanta Braves. |
| Awards |
| Baseball |
Year Award
1998 Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team Freshman All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 3rd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 3rd Team All-American
1999 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 1st Team All-American
Baseball Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 3rd Team All-American
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| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 .390 72 72 269 67 105 17 2 22 84 192 .714 18 8 61 7 .440 3 2 11 15 1999 .379 70 70 301 80 114 24 3 21 94 207 .688 22 14 58 6 .440 4 1 10 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .384 142 142 570 147 219 41 5 43 178 399 .700 40 22 119 13 .440 7 3 21 28 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1998 116 3 3 .975 0 1999 107 12 5 .960 5 ---------------------------- Tot 223 15 8 .967 5 |
| Pro Career |
| Baseball | |
Height: 6-1 Weight: 206 Throws: Right Bats: Right Drafted: 1999, 17th Round #505, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, OF Debut: July 19, 2003 Year Abbr Team No Pos 2003 TB Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 OF 2004 TB Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 OF 2005 KCR Kansas City Royals 34 OF 2006 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2007 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF-1B 2008 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2009 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2010 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2011 Pit Pittsburgh Pirates 23 OF |
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| Pro Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 TB .111 4 1 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 1 0 3 0 .200 0 0 0 0 2004 TB .190 10 4 21 3 4 1 1 1 3 10 .476 1 2 6 0 .292 0 0 0 0 2005 KCR .281 34 17 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 36 .404 4 2 15 3 .323 1 1 0 1 2006 Atl .327 124 62 297 37 97 15 4 7 32 141 .475 11 9 49 9 .364 4 1 5 10 2007 Atl .338 135 77 358 44 121 21 0 12 45 178 .497 16 4 63 8 .368 5 1 4 4 2008 Atl .244 43 32 135 9 33 2 0 2 14 41 .304 3 1 32 4 .264 1 0 4 6 2009 Atl .313 125 92 371 56 116 18 4 13 58 181 .488 35 13 90 14 .390 1 5 12 17 2010 Atl .250 84 53 224 27 56 17 2 7 31 98 .438 13 4 44 6 .300 2 1 3 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Years .301 559 338 1504 185 453 78 13 43 192 686 .456 84 35 302 44 .349 14 9 28 42 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 2003 TB OF 1 6 0 1 0 .857 2004 TB OF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 2005 KCR OF 21 38 0 2 0 .950 2006 Atl OF 101 166 5 4 1 .977 2007 Atl 1B 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 " " OF 100 158 4 2 1 .988 2008 Atl OF 36 58 2 1 1 .984 2009 Atl OF 118 157 2 3 0 .981 2010 Atl OF 63 93 1 2 0 .979 ------------------------------------------ 8 Years 446 690 15 15 4 .979 |