The Astros placed Diaz (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. A left oblique strain caused Diaz to be scratched from the lineup ahead of Monday's contest and will now also prevent him from playing for another 10 days. Christian Vazquez will presumably take over as the Astros' primary catcher while Diaz is on the shelf, and Nick Allen (back) will come off the injured list to claim the open roster spot.
Yainer Diaz: Everything you need to know
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10-Day IL - Oblique - Strain Expected Return: 2026-05-23STATS
Yainer Diaz Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/21W 7-5322110001020033/19L 6-2200000000030003/18L 4-1200000000030003/15W 1-0200000000000003/12L 3-2301010010040023/10W 7-6300000000020003/8L 3-1300000000020003/5L 2-0200000000030003/1L 4-3200000001010002/274-4301100001010012/25W 4-130000000006000
Preseason Totals 2824220013027006 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/4L 8-3000000000000005/3W 3-1000000000000005/2W 6-3500000000040005/10-0100000000000004/30W 11-5513300010000034/30L 5-0200000000030004/28L 5-3402110000040034/25L 8-3401100000050114/24L 12-4412100120030054/21L 8-5411010000050024/20W 9-2401100010030014/19L 7-5401010000050024/16L 3-2400000000070004/15W 3-1400000000010004/13L 6-2301100010020014/12L 6-1311000110010044/11L 8-7500000000050004/7L 5-1300000000020004/6L 9-7401100010030014/5L 12-10600000000040004/4W 11-0513300021030034/3L 11-4312110011050033/31W 1-0100000000000003/30W 8-1301100010030013/28W 11-9511100020050013/27L 6-2401100000040013/26L 3-030000000105000
Regular Season Totals 93722164021330820132
Yainer Diaz Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 214240.23817503001350.255Home 1570.1795101001110.195Away 19170.27412402000240.292Day 1690.2377102000130.275Night 18150.23810401001220.242March 0330.158300100030.190April 211190.26013402001290.276May 0020.222110000030.222Opponent vs STL 0 0 1 0.250 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 vs CLE 0 1 2 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.222 vs ATH 0 3 5 0.357 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.438 vs BAL 0 2 5 0.385 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.385 vs BOS 0 1 3 0.188 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.176 vs COL 0 1 1 0.067 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.067 vs LAA 0 2 2 0.167 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.231 vs SEA 1 2 2 0.182 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.182 vs NYY 1 2 3 0.375 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.375 Venue @ Athletics 0 3 5 0.357 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.438 @ Seattle 1 2 2 0.182 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.182 @ Cleveland 0 1 2 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.222 @ Houston 1 5 7 0.179 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 0.195 @ Boston 0 0 2 0.222 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.222 @ Baltimore 0 2 5 0.385 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.385 @ Colorado 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143
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Yainer Diaz: Breaking News
Will require IL stint
Diaz is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Diaz was scratched from Monday's starting lineup with what was reported to be a left abdominal injury, and manager Joe Espada added after the game that the backstop will miss some time due to an oblique issue. Christian Vazquez can be expected to serve as the primary catcher while Diaz recovers.
Late scratch Monday
Diaz (abdomen) has been scratched from Monday's lineup against the Dodgers due to a left abdominal injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Diaz was initially slated to bat ninth in Monday's series opener, but an abdominal injury will keep him from taking the field. He can be considered day-to-day until the team has more information to share on the severity of his injury.