For many people, the MLB All-Star Game was the first time they heard his name and watched the Rockies catcher play.
Colorado Rockies catcher Elías Díaz collected a lot of"firsts" during the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 11: first Rockies player to ever win Most Valuable Player; first All-Star game for the 32-year-old; a game-winning home run during his first and only at-bat.For Rockies fans, No. 35 has served as a clutch and welcome addition to manager Bud Black's squad since he came to Colorado in 2020.
Although he put himself on the MLB map with a single swing, there's still a lot out there that fans don't know about the native Venezuelan, how he got to the Centennial State — and what's been happening to him over the years.Elias Díaz has a brother who was a catcher for the Red Sox Solo, who played his last baseball season in 2003, is now living in Atlanta, training youths in the sport that he and his brother both love — and play similarly. Diaz's mother was kidnapped in 2018, and is a huge part of his life
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