What years did Yandy Diaz play?

Yandy Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.

Was Yandy Diaz a pitcher?

No. Yandy Diaz was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Yandy Diaz hit?

Yandy Diaz hit 122 career home runs with 1137 hits.

What was Yandy Diaz's career batting average?

Yandy Diaz batted .291 over his career, with 1,137 hits in 3,909 at bats.

How many RBI did Yandy Diaz have?

Yandy Diaz drove in 509 runs in his career.

Is Yandy Diaz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Yandy Diaz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yandy Diaz

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Yandy Diaz is a first baseman who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 10 seasons. In 1,057 career games, he has hit .291 with 1,137 hits, 122 home runs, and 509 RBI. Yandy Diaz is an All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,130.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

AVG .291

HR 122

RBI 509

H 1,137

OPS .812

PIV thru 2025 9,130

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 12, 2026.

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 8/8/1991 in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
MLB Debut: 2017-04-03
Awards: All-Star · Silver Slugger

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Career Batting Statistics

Yandy Diaz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,057	3,909	564	1,137	210	8	122	509	14	465	656	.291	.370	.442	.812	9,130

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Career OBP .370 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career SLG .442 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +7.7% above league average.

Career OPS .812 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Yandy Diaz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	CLE	AL	49	156	25	41	8	1	0	13	2	21	35	.263	.254 (+3%)	.324 (+8%)	.425 (-23%)	.750 (-10%)	-182.0
2018	CLE	AL	39	109	15	34	5	2	1	15	0	11	19	.312	.247 (+26%)	.318 (+18%)	.409 (+3%)	.727 (+10%)	200.4
2019	TBA	AL	79	307	53	82	20	1	14	38	2	35	61	.267	.252 (+6%)	.322 (+5%)	.434 (+9%)	.757 (+8%)	428.5
2020	TBA	AL	34	114	16	35	3	0	2	11	0	23	17	.307	.244 (+26%)	.321 (+33%)	.417 (-8%)	.739 (+10%)	332.8
2021	TBA	AL	134	465	62	119	20	1	13	64	1	69	85	.256	.243 (+5%)	.317 (+11%)	.410 (-6%)	.727 (+2%)	364.7
2022	TBA	AL	137	473	71	140	33	0	9	57	3	78	60	.296	.242 (+22%)	.311 (+29%)	.394 (+7%)	.706 (+17%)	1965.6
2023	TBA	AL	136	525	95	173	35	0	22	78	0	65	94	.330	.248 (+33%)	.320 (+28%)	.414 (+26%)	.734 (+27%)	3096.4
2024	TBA	AL	145	563	55	158	31	1	14	65	0	50	95	.281	.243 (+15%)	.312 (+9%)	.399 (+4%)	.711 (+6%)	746.9
2025	TBA	AL	150	583	79	175	29	1	25	83	3	57	92	.300	.245 (+22%)	.315 (+16%)	.403 (+19%)	.718 (+18%)	2176.5
2026	TB	AL	154	614	93	180	26	1	22	85	3	56	98	.293	.243 (+20%)	.318 (+13%)	.400 (+11%)	.718 (+12%)	0
Career · 10 seasons			1,057	3,909	564	1,137	210	8	122	509	14	465	656	.291	—	—	—	—	9,130

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Yandy Diaz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
26	85	6	15	1	1	2	5	12	22	.176

Playoff Batting by Year

Yandy Diaz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	ALWC1	TBA	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125
2022	ALWC1	TBA	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
2021	ALDS2	TBA	4	15	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	.200
2020	ALCS	TBA	4	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	.154
2020	ALDS1	TBA	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	.111
2020	ALWC1	TBA	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
2020	WS	TBA	5	12	1	4	0	1	0	1	2	3	.333
2019	ALDS1	TBA	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
2019	ALWC	TBA	1	4	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	.750
2018	ALDS2	CLE	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Yandy Diaz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	461	1631	248	488	56	220	.299
Away	443	1664	223	469	44	204	.282

Last 10 Games — Batting

Yandy Diaz — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2025-09-27	TBR	TOR	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-26	TBR	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2025-09-25	TBR	BAL	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-23	TBR	BAL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-21	TBR	BOS	W	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
2025-09-20	TBR	BOS	L	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-19	TBR	BOS	L	4	2	3	1	1	1	1	0
2025-09-18	TBR	TOR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-17	TBR	TOR	W	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	0
2025-09-16	TBR	TOR	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Yandy Diaz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	398	368	2727	178	17	241
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	290	261	152	430	15	50
OF	3	3	2	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Yandy Diaz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	CLE	3B	40	37	19	50	2	8
2017	CLE	OF	3	3	2	0	1	0
2018	CLE	1B	9	6	51	7	0	1
2018	CLE	3B	9	5	0	10	1	1
2019	TBA	1B	22	17	136	5	1	17
2019	TBA	3B	50	45	21	79	4	7
2020	TBA	1B	2	2	9	0	0	0
2020	TBA	3B	25	22	12	41	1	4
2021	TBA	1B	81	66	510	31	2	51
2021	TBA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021	TBA	3B	58	52	35	84	2	12
2022	TBA	1B	17	15	121	8	1	11
2022	TBA	3B	102	97	63	163	5	18
2023	TBA	1B	118	116	868	69	4	70
2023	TBA	3B	6	3	2	3	0	0
2024	TBA	1B	112	110	784	45	9	67
2025	TBA	1B	37	36	248	13	0	24

Career Games by Position

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Yandy Diaz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	398
Second Base	1
Third Base	290
Left Field	3
Designated Hitter	221

Awards & Honors

Yandy Diaz — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2025	Player of the Week	Week of 2025-09-20
2023	Silver Slugger	1B
2023	TSN All-Star	1B

Award Voting History

Yandy Diaz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2025	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	1.0	420
2023	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	137.0	420
2022	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	2.0	420

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Yandy Diaz: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is April 3, 2017; Yandy Diaz is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (2017 through 2018) and the Tampa Bay Rays (2019 to 2026). Diaz played primarily as a first baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on August 8, 1991, in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba, Diaz was listed at 6'2" and 215 pounds.

Diaz's career batting table shows 1,057 games, 3,909 at bats and 1,137 hits, a .291 average; the totals also include 122 homers and 509 runs batted in. Diaz got on base at a .370 rate and slugged .442 (.812 OPS). Measured against the leagues Diaz played in, the .291 career average compares with a .247 league average over the same seasons, 17.8% above the league. The OPS comparison is .812 to a league .729, 11.4% above average. No season beat the 25 home runs Diaz hit in 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions about Yandy Diaz

What years did Yandy Diaz play?: Yandy Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Yandy Diaz a pitcher?: No. Yandy Diaz was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Yandy Diaz hit?: Yandy Diaz hit 122 career home runs with 1137 hits.
What was Yandy Diaz's career batting average?: Yandy Diaz batted .291 over his career, with 1,137 hits in 3,909 at bats.
How many RBI did Yandy Diaz have?: Yandy Diaz drove in 509 runs in his career.
Is Yandy Diaz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Yandy Diaz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.