Yennsy Manuel Díaz (born November 15, 1996) is a Dominican

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for the

Sultanes de Monterrey The Sultanes de Monterrey ( en, Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season f ...

of the

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Toronto Blue Jays

Díaz signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 3, 2014. He began the 2015 season assigned to the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, and was promoted to the

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays The Florida Complex League Blue Jays are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. The team plays it ...

for the final month of the season. In 56 total

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, Díaz posted a 4–4

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, 2.88

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(ERA), and 58

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s. He played the entire 2016 season with the Rookie Advanced

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, and went 4–6 with a 5.79 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 56 innings. Díaz made his full-season debut in 2017, pitching the year with the Class-A

Lansing Lugnuts The Lansing Lugnuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Lansing, Michigan, and play their home games at Jackson Field (Lansing), Jackson Field. The Midwe ...

. In 77 innings, he pitched to a 5–2 record, 4.79 ERA, and 82 strikeouts. Díaz began the 2018 campaign with Lansing, and was promoted to the Advanced-A

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in late May. He would finish the season with a 10–5 record, 3.05 ERA, and 125 strikeouts in 147 innings. The Blue Jays added Díaz to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He opened the 2019 season with the

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. On August 3, the Blue Jays promoted Díaz to the major leagues. Díaz made his major league debut on August 4, allowing two runs over of an inning pitched. He was returned to New Hampshire on August 5. With the 2019 Toronto Blue Jays, Díaz appeared in 1 game, compiling a 0–0 record with 27.00 ERA and no strikeouts in 0.2 innings pitched. He spent the 2020 season at the Blue Jays alternate training site and did not play in a game for the big league club.

New York Mets

On January 27, 2021, Díaz was traded to the

alongside

Sean Reid-Foley Sean Ian Reid-Foley (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He was selected in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and made his debut wi ...

and

Josh Winckowski Joshua Winckowski (born June 28, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Career Toronto Blue Jays Winckowski is from Toledo, Ohio ...

in exchange for

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. Díaz split the 2021 season with the Triple-A

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and the New York Mets. With Triple-A Syracuse, through 15 appearances, Díaz went 0–3 with a 6.75 ERA and 19 strikeouts. With the Major-league New York Mets, Díaz made 20 appearances, going 0–2 with a 5.40 ERA and 21 strikeouts. On April 7, 2022, Díaz was designated for assignment by the Mets following the acquisition of Adonis Medina. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A on April 11. He made 20 appearances for Triple-A Syracuse, working to an 0–2 record and 6.75 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched. On August 8, Díaz was released by the Mets organization.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On February 20, 2023, Díaz signed with the

of the

.https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-20-de-febrero-de-2023

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Díaz, Yennsy 1994 births Living people Bluefield Blue Jays players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Blue Jays players Dunedin Blue Jays players Estrellas Orientales players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Lansing Lugnuts players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic New Hampshire Fisher Cats players New York Mets players People from Azua Province Syracuse Mets players Toronto Blue Jays players