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Matt Diaz

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg)

Born: March 3, 1978 in Portland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: Santa Fe Catholic HS (Lakeland, FL)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: July 19, 2003 (Age 25-138d, 18,316th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 18, 2013 (Age 35-076d)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Larry Reynolds

Full Name: Matthew Edward Diaz

Pronunciation: \DYE-az\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1881

546

.290

212

RBI

226

OBP

.338

SLG

.429

OPS

.767

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-23 / in Starts: 15-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 140 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	95 (44-35-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 140 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (43-29-15)

Most Driven In
J Francoeur	4
Y Escobar	2
M Teixeira	2
C Jones	2
Self	2
M Kotsay	1
B McCann	1

Most Driven In By
K Johnson	3
Self	2
T Hudson	1
M Prado	1
G Norton	1
J Smoltz	1
B McCann	0
G Blanco	0

2008 Batting Game Log

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2008 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	308	1	Mar 30	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.82	0.021	.88	0.01%	0.18	LF
2	309	2	Mar 31	ATL		PIT	L,11-12	CG(12)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	1.33	-0.042	1.20	-0.02%	-0.44	LF
3	310	3	Apr 2	ATL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	7	.60	-0.011	.49	-0.01%	0.41	LF
4	311	4	Apr 3	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.294	.294	.471	.765	6	1.53	0.188	1.33	0.10%	1.31	LF
5	312	5	Apr 5	ATL		NYM	W,11-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.409	.682	7	.82	0.021	.74	0.01%	-0.47	LF
6	313	6	Apr 6	ATL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.320	.320	.440	.760	6	.80	0.049	.81	0.03%	0.49	LF
7	314	7	Apr 7	ATL	@	COL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.393	.679	8	.81	-0.050	.75	-0.03%	-0.52	LF
8	315	8	Apr 8	ATL	@	COL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.375	.656	8	1.36	-0.105	1.23	-0.06%	-0.56	LF
9	316	9	Apr 9	ATL	@	COL	L,6-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	7	.64	-0.067	.57	-0.04%	-0.78	LF
10	317	10	Apr 11	ATL	@	WSN	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.325	.575	7	1.45	-0.019	1.31	-0.01%	0.36	LF
11	318	11	Apr 12	ATL	@	WSN	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.356	.622	7	.26	0.015	.24	0.01%	0.26	LF
12	319	12	Apr 13	ATL	@	WSN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.327	.571	8	1.37	-0.148	1.33	-0.09%	-1.09	LF
13	320	13	Apr 15	ATL	@	FLA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.327	.577	7	.75	0.002	.82	0.00%	-0.01	LF
14	321	14	Apr 16	ATL	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.268	.339	.607	7	1.57	0.038	1.58	0.02%	0.59	LF
15	322	15	Apr 17	ATL	@	FLA	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	8	.32	-0.057	.30	-0.03%	-0.55	LF
16	323	18 (2)	Apr 20	ATL		LAD	W,6-1	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.323	.581	7	.79	-0.036	.74	-0.02%	-0.80	PH LF
17	324	19	Apr 21	ATL		WSN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288	.288	.364	.652	7	.42	0.073	.44	0.05%	1.73	LF
18	325	20	Apr 22	ATL		WSN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.371	.671	7	.88	0.006	.94	0.00%	0.02	LF
19	326	21	Apr 23	ATL		FLA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.311	.419	.730	7	1.82	0.020	2.17	0.02%	0.73	LF
20	327	22	Apr 24	ATL		FLA	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.410	.718	7	.41	0.063	.44	0.04%	0.85	LF
21	328	23	Apr 25	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.301	.390	.691	7	1.15	-0.079	1.31	-0.05%	-1.03	LF
22	329	24	Apr 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.294	.381	.675	9	1.57	-0.080	1.85	-0.06%	-0.34	PH LF
23	330	25	Apr 27	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.302	.388	.691	9	.40	0.022	.45	0.02%	0.26	PH
24	331	26	Apr 29	ATL	@	WSN	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295	.311	.386	.697	8	1.41	0.084	1.40	0.05%	0.68	LF
25	332	27	Apr 30	ATL	@	WSN	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.308	.382	.690	9	2.59	-0.061	2.38	-0.03%	-0.32	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	333	29 (1)	May 3	ATL		CIN	W,9-1	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289	.301	.378	.679	8	.59	-0.033	.50	-0.02%	-0.37	PH LF
27	334	30	May 4	ATL		CIN	W,14-7	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.309	.385	.693	9	.08	0.003	.08	0.00%	0.38	PH
28	335	32 (1)	May 7	ATL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.295	.306	.379	.685	7	1.27	-0.009	1.29	-0.01%	-0.71	LF
29	336	33	May 8	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.290	.301	.370	.671	6	2.06	0.082	2.17	0.05%	0.50	LF
30	337	35 (1)	May 10	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.292	.359	.652	7	.70	-0.055	.76	-0.04%	-0.61	LF
31	338	36	May 12 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.279	.343	.622	6	1.00	-0.165	1.00	-0.10%	-2.08	LF
32	339	38 (1)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.279	.343	.622	4						PR
33	340	40 (1)	May 15	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.272	.333	.605	6	.42	-0.033	.51	-0.02%	-0.67	LF
34	341	41	May 16	ATL		OAK	W,3-2	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.284	.339	.624	7	1.52	0.008	1.52	0.01%	0.08	LF
35	342	45 (3)	May 20 (2)	ATL		NYM	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.275	.328	.603	6	.63	-0.072	.82	-0.06%	-2.15	LF
36	343	46	May 21	ATL		NYM	W,11-4	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.281	.333	.614	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.85	PH
37	344	47	May 22	ATL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.280	.331	.611	7	.85	-0.046	1.16	-0.04%	-0.34	LF
38	345	48	May 23	ATL		ARI	L,1-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.279	.323	.602	7	.39	0.008	.49	0.01%	-0.77	LF
39	346	49	May 24	ATL		ARI	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.273	.315	.588	6	1.10	-0.082	1.36	-0.06%	-0.69	LF
40	347	50	May 25	ATL		ARI	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.271	.313	.583	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.10	PH
41	348	51	May 26	ATL		ARI	W,7-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.269	.310	.579	7	.10	-0.003	.12	0.00%	-0.24	LF
42	349	52	May 27	ATL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.270	.311	.581	7	.57	-0.041	.74	-0.03%	-0.50	LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	350	162 (109)	Sep 28	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.264	.304	.568	6	1.19	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.68	LF
							20-23		140	135	9	33	2	0	2	14	3	0	32	1	0	1	3	4	4	2	.244	.264	.304	.568		.98	-0.679	.98	-0.39%	-7.15

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