Diaz began his career as an international free agent with the Boston Red Sox in 2009, and has carved out nine-year professional career in both minor league baseball and in foreign leagues. He has a career 47-67 record with a 4.07 ERA at all levels of pro baseball, and in 10 seasons of affiliated baseball he’s posted a 38-55 record with a 4.20 ERA in 182 games and 150 starts. In total Diaz has thrown 1057.1 innings and given up 1,079 hits with 560 runs, 478 earned runs, 361 walks and 803 strikeouts along with 84 homers.