Juan Habisail Diaz (born December 12, 1988) is a Dominican former professional

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. He signed as a non-drafted free agent on April 20, 2006 by

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and he played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2012.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

In 2006, his first professional season, Díaz batted .191 in 178 at-bats for the

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. He drove in 23 runs and had an

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of .324. He played

for 44 of 47 games and 3 games at

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. Díaz began the 2007 season with the Class-A

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appearing in six games. He was transferred to the

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on May 24 and then the Single-A

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on June 4. He hit .333 with five runs scored, six doubles and 11 RBIs in 22 games in May. He had season-high 10-game hitting streak, hitting .375 from June 21–30. Díaz took part in the Mariners 2007

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playing for the

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. He spent the 2008 season with Wisconsin, appearing in 122 games. He recorded five hit streaks of five or more game, including a season-high seven-game hit streak from June 19–25. He recorded 22 multi-hit games, including four season-high three-hit games. Díaz participated in the Mariners Advance Development League in Peoria. Díaz split the 2009 season with the Mavericks and the Peoria Mariners. During his time with Peoria he compiled three hits in three at-bats with one home run. With the Mavericks he hit .311 with 101 hits, four home runs and 29 RBIs in 84 games. He was a

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Mid-Season All-Star in his best offensive season to date.

Cleveland Indians

On June 26, 2010 Diaz was traded to the

along with

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for

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. The Indians purchased Díaz's contract on November 18, 2011. Díaz was called up to the Indians on May 25, 2012. On June 4, 2013, Diaz was called up from the Triple-A

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to fill in for All-Star shortstop

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who had been put on the 15-day DL earlier that day. He was optioned back to Columbus on June 11 when John McDonald was activated. He was designated for assignment on September 1.

Miami Marlins

Díaz signed a minor league deal with the

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on January 9, 2014.

Chicago White Sox

Díaz signed a minor league deal with the

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on January 22, 2015. He was released on April 12, 2015.

Second stint with Marlins

He signed a minor league deal with the

on April 14, 2015.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Díaz signed a minor league deal with the

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in January 2016. He became a free agent on November 7, 2016.

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