Rafael J. Díaz (born December 12, 1970) is a

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professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Díaz attended high school in

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. The

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selected Díaz in the ninth round of the

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. He played in Minor League Baseball for the Reds organization in 1989 and 1990 and the

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organization in 1991. He pitched for the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2000. In 2012, he played in the Mexican League for the Saraperos de Saltillo. He appeared in the

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for Mexico.

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1971 births Living people Águilas de Mexicali players Baseball City Royals players Baseball players from Chihuahua Cañeros de Los Mochis players Generales de Durango players Gulf Coast Expos players Mexican expatriate baseball players in Japan Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball pitchers Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Pocatello Posse players Rieleros de Aguascalientes players Saraperos de Saltillo players Seibu Lions players Sportspeople from Ciudad Juárez Toros de Tijuana players Venados de Mazatlán players 2009 World Baseball Classic players World Baseball Classic players of Mexico {{Mexico-baseball-pitcher-stub