Díaz was born in Cúa , Miranda , Venezuela . At the age of 14 , he played on a national champion Little League team that missed a trip to the 1967 Little League World Series when a strong earthquake devastated the city of Caracas . In December , Díaz was signed by Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent . He spent seven seasons playing in the Red Sox minor league system . While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in , he posted a .263 batting average , with 14 doubles , 7 home runs , and 54 runs batted in . This earned Díaz his big league call-up on September 6 , 1977 , at Toronto . He made his MLB debut versus the Blue Jays , as a late-inning defensive replacement for Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk , at the age of 24 . Díaz appeared in only two games for the Red Sox , being struck out by Dennis Martínez in his only at-bat , that September 17
strong earthquake devastated the city of Caracas
1967 Caracas earthquake
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