the Rangers in and became a free agent after the season. On January 11, 2008, Diaz signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros, but was released on May 2, 2008. Shortly thereafter, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. He became a free agent at the end of the season. On December 1, 2008, he signed with the Hanwha Eagles in South Korea. But he was released from Hanwha on July 8, 2009. On July 19, 2009, Díaz signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles and was assigned to their minor league affiliate, the Norfolk Tides. In 2012, Díaz signed a one-year deal worth $200,000 dollars (15m Yen) and a $50,000 signing bonus (3.9mil Yen) to play professionally in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons In 2013, Diaz played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and batted .172 (20-116) with 2 home runs and 46 strikeouts. In the summer of 2014, Diaz played in the Westchester-Rockland Wood Bat League and hit .340 (16-47) during the regular season while playing in only 17 games, and .500 (10-20) with two homeruns in 6 postseason games Diaz signed with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2015 season. References External links 1981 births Águilas Cibaeñas players Binghamton Mets players Bridgeport Bluefish players Broncos de Reynosa players Chunichi Dragons players Diablos Rojos del México players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Grand Prairie AirHogs players Hanwha Eagles players Living people Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Mexican League baseball center fielders Mexican League baseball right fielders New York Mets players Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Norfolk Tides players Oklahoma RedHawks players Rockford RiverHawks players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players Round Rock Express players Baseball players from Chicago Tacoma Rainiers players Texas Rangers players Tigres del Licey players Vaqueros Laguna players Wichita Wingnuts players Yaquis de Obregón players Gulf Coast Dodgers players Gigantes del Cibao players Jacksonville Suns players South Georgia Waves players