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Indigo Diaz is a pitcher in the Atlanta Braves Organization. He is currently assigned , to the Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. Diaz played college baseball at Michigan State University.
Diaz grew up in Vancouver, B.C, Canada and played for head coach Jim Chapman at Handsworth Secondary School. He earned first-team All-Province, as well as being named the Provincial Pitcher of the Year and the 2016 Provincial MVP. Diaz was named team captain as a junior and senior and was on the Handsworth Honor Roll. He also played in the summer league for the Coquitlam Reds, posting a 9-1 record with a 1.24 ERA, firing 104 strikeouts in 73 IP.
Before starring at MSU, Diaz played two seasons at Iowa Western Community College for head coach Marc Rardin, earning honorable mention NJCAA All-American honors as a sophomore. He was also Selected to play on the United States NJCAA National team in the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series. He also earned Northern All-District accolades and was named First-Team All-Canadian Pitcher by Canadian Baseball Network. Diaz helped lead the Reivers to a 54-7 record, winning 36 consecutive games and the fourth-highest victory total in program history, advancing to the JUCO World Series as the Northern District D1 Region XI champions. For his IWCC career, Diaz posted a 14-2 record with a 2.93 ERA with 140 Ks in 95.1 IP in 32 appearances.
In 2019 with the Michigan State Spartans, Diaz struck out 51 in 44 innings of work. He also notched 7 saves in 25 appearances for the Spartans. On February 17th, 2019 Diaz struck out 9 in 5 innings against New Orleans. Diaz was drafted in the 27th round (817th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2019 (signed for $125,000)
Diaz established himself firmly as the top relief prospect in the Braves system during the second half of the 2021 season. The big (6’5, 250), hard throwing Canadian by way of Michigan State saw his velocity increase dramatically as he is now able to hit the upper 90s with consistency. Assuming he continues to develop, he could easily be in the mix for the Atlanta Braves major league bullpen during the 2022 season.
In 2021 with Rome, Diaz pitched in 18 games and went 4-1 with a 1.00 ERA. In 27 innings pitched, he struck out 54! He also added 5 Saves and registered a 0.67 WHIP. During the season he was promoted to Double AA Mississippi and was lights out there as well. He pitched in 14 games and went 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA. He continued his dominance striking out 29 in 18 innings for the Braves. In his young minor league career, the 22 year old is 7-2 with a 1.63 ERA. He has struck out 98 in 55 innings and only given up 30 hits and 18 walks. The sky is bright for the Braves Pitcher!!
The featured Atlanta Braves Spring Training New Era 59FIFTY Hat was game worn by Indigo Diaz in 2019 Spring Training as a member of the Gulf Coast League Braves. The Gulf Coast League Braves are now known as the Florida Complex League Braves and are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. Diaz played in 6 games with GCL in 2019, his 1st year of Pro Ball. He had 15 strikeouts in 10 innings and went 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA. Diaz has signed the Hat in silver. The inside Headband features “Lisandro Santos” in black. Santos is a pitching prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization. Santos has also signed the headband. Diaz and Santos had switched Hats and never switched back. The Hat measures 7 1/2 and shows good use!
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