Alex Diaz (outfielder)

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Alexis Diaz (born October 5, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played in parts of eight MLB seasons, from 1992 until 1999, for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros. His most substantial major league action was in 1995 with the Mariners, when he started in center field due to an injury to Ken Griffey Jr. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Diaz attended Manuel Mendez Liciaga High School in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. He signed with the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in August 1986. The Mets traded him and Darren Reed to the Montreal Expos for minor leaguers Terrel Hansen and Dave Sommer in April 1991. That October, Montreal traded Diaz to Milwaukee for George Canale. In Triple-A in 1992, Diaz had 62 stolen bases and was named the most exciting player in the American Association. He was viewed as a potential successor to Robin Yount, the Brewers' future Hall of Famer who was Diaz's childhood hero. Diaz made his MLB debut with the Brewers in July 1992. He missed almost four months of the 1993 season with a fractured ankle. After two partial seasons in the majors, he played in 89 games in hi

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