Yainer Diaz: Everything you need to know

Yainer Diaz

#21 C

Status

10-Day IL - Oblique - Strain Expected Return: 2026-06-15

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/21	NYM	W 7-5	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3
3/19	NYM	L 6-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/18	STL	L 4-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/15	MIA	W 1-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/12	WSH	L 3-2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	2
3/10	BAL	W 7-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/8	WSH	L 3-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/5	MIA	L 2-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/1	NYM	L 4-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
2/27	WSH	4-4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
2/25	MIA	W 4-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			28	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	27	0	0	6

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
5/4	LAD	L 8-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/3	BOS	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/2	BOS	W 6-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
5/1	BOS	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/30	BAL	W 11-5	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
4/30	BAL	L 5-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/28	BAL	L 5-3	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3
4/25	NYY	L 8-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1
4/24	NYY	L 12-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	5
4/21	CLE	L 8-5	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2
4/20	CLE	W 9-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1
4/19	STL	L 7-5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2
4/16	COL	L 3-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
4/15	COL	W 3-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/13	SEA	L 6-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
4/12	SEA	L 6-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
4/11	SEA	L 8-7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4/7	COL	L 5-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4/6	COL	L 9-7	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1
4/5	ATH	L 12-10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
4/4	ATH	W 11-0	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	3
4/3	ATH	L 11-4	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	3
3/31	BOS	W 1-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/30	BOS	W 8-1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1
3/28	LAA	W 11-9	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	1
3/27	LAA	L 6-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
3/26	LAA	L 3-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			93	7	22	16	4	0	2	13	3	0	82	0	1	32

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	2	14	24	0.238	17	5	0	3	0	0	1	35	0.255
Away	1	9	17	0.274	12	4	0	2	0	0	0	24	0.292
Home	1	5	7	0.179	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	11	0.195
Day	1	6	9	0.237	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	13	0.275
Night	1	8	15	0.238	10	4	0	1	0	0	1	22	0.242
March	0	3	3	0.158	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.190
April	2	11	19	0.260	13	4	0	2	0	0	1	29	0.276
May	0	0	2	0.222	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.222
Opponent
vs SEA	1	2	2	0.182	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.182
vs COL	0	1	1	0.067	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.067
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 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 NYY	1	2	3	0.375	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0.375
vs LAA	0	2	2	0.167	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.231
Venue
@ 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
@ Baltimore	0	2	5	0.385	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.385
@ Seattle	1	2	2	0.182	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.182
@ Athletics	0	3	5	0.357	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0.438
@ Colorado	0	1	1	0.143	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.143
@ Boston	0	0	2	0.222	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.222

Yainer Diaz: Breaking News

Diaz (oblique) is starting a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. The 27-year-old has been on the injured list since early May due to an oblique strain, but he's been cleared for game action after ramping up his baseball activities. Diaz had a poor start to the season offensively with a .602 OPS through 26 games, and Christian Vazquez's superior work behind the plate could mean that the Astros deploy a more even split of playing time at catcher, per Rome.

Diaz (oblique) has been hitting, throwing and catching bullpen sessions during workouts this week and is close to heading out on a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports. The Astros haven't offered up an official timeline for Diaz's return from the left oblique strain that sent him to the injured list May 5, but if he's cleared to join a minor-league affiliate within the next few days, he could have a realistic shot at rejoining the big club by the middle of June. Since Diaz was deactivated, Christian Vazquez has taken over as the Astros' No. 1 catcher, with Cesar Salazar serving as Vazquez's backup.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that Diaz (oblique) is expected to begin a rehab assignment during the first week of June, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Per MLB.com, Diaz is in the midst of a running and hitting progression as he works his way back from a left oblique strain, which sent him to the injured list May 5. He looks as though he could be ready to hit against live pitching at some point during the upcoming week, and if all goes well, the Astros could map out a rehab assignment for the 27-year-old backstop soon thereafter. Christian Vazquez has been serving as Houston's primary catcher since Diaz hit the shelf.