Lewin José Díaz (born November 19, 1996) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Minnesota Twins

Díaz signed with the

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as an international free agent on November 21, 2013. He played for the DSL Twins in 2014, hitting .257/.385/.451 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. He split the 2015 season between the

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and the

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, hitting a combined .233/.322/.371 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI. He returned to Elizabethton in 2016, and hit .310/.353/.575 with 9 home runs and 37 RBI. He played for the

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in 2017, hitting .292/.329/.444 with 12 home runs and 68 RBI. He spent the 2018 season with the

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, hitting .224/.255/.344 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. He opened the 2019 season back with Fort Myers, before being promoted to the

Pensacola Blue Wahoos The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League (1964–present), Southern League and the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are based in Pensacola, Florida, and play their home ga ...

on June 19. Between the two teams, he hit a combined .294/.336/.553 with 19 home runs and 62 RBI.

Miami Marlins

On July 27, 2019, the Twins traded Díaz to the

in exchange for

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, Chris Vallimont, and a

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. He was assigned to the

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following the trade. Over 31 games with Jacksonville, he batted .200 with eight home runs. On November 20, 2019, the Marlins added Díaz to their

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to protect him from the

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. On August 15, 2020, Díaz was promoted to the major leagues. He made his debut that day against the

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and got his first major league hit in his only at-bat against Mark Melancon. He finished his rookie campaign after playing in 14 games and hitting .154/.195/.205 with three RBI. In 2021, Díaz played in 40 games and batted .205/.242/.451 with 8 home runs and 13 RBI. In 2022, Díaz played in a career–high 58 games for Miami, hitting .169/.224/.288 with 5 home runs and 11 RBI. On November 15, 2022, Díaz was

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by the Marlins.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 22, 2022, Díaz was claimed off waivers by the

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. On November 30, he was designated for assignment after the signing of

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was made official. On December 2, Díaz was claimed off waivers by the

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. Following the signing of Mychal Givens, he was designated for assignment on December 21. On December 22, Díaz was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. On December 28, the Braves designated Díaz for assignment. On January 5, 2023, Díaz was again claimed off waivers by the

. He was again designated for assignment by the Orioles on January 11 after the team traded for

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. On January 17, Díaz cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the Triple-A

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. In 118 games for Norfolk, he batted .268/.362/.442 with 17 home runs and 64 RBI. Díaz elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Washington Nationals

On December 22, 2023, Díaz signed a minor league contract with the

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that included an invitation to spring training. On March 26, 2024, Díaz was released by the Nationals organization.

Piratas de Campeche

On April 25, 2024, Díaz signed with the

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of the

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. In 51 games, he batted .361/.440/.606 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI.

Diablos Rojos del México

On July 1, 2024, Díaz was traded to the

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of the

in exchange for P Oscar Rojas. In 24 games, Díaz batted .405/.476/.730 with seven home runs and 30 RBI. On October 1, Diaz's Mexican League rights were traded back to the

Samsung Lions

On August 12, 2024, Díaz signed with the

of the

. In 29 games for Samsung, he slashed .282/.331/.518 with seven home runs and 19 RBI. On November 25, 2024, Díaz re–signed with Samsung on an $800,000 contract.

Personal life

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