Diaz Returns to Bridgeport
Published on March 8, 2012 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Bridgeport Bluefish News Release
(Bridgeport, Conn. - Mar. 8, 2012 ) - The Bridgeport Bluefish today announced the signing of pitcher Raymar Diaz. Diaz returns to the Bluefish for his second season in the Atlantic League and 10th of professional baseball.
"It's great to bring Raymar back as a member of our pitching staff," says Bluefish manager Willie Upshaw. "He proved he can pitch at a high level in this league last season and we look forward to a repeat performance."
In 13 starts with Bridgeport last year, Diaz posted a 10-1 record with a 4.12 ERA and 55 strikeouts over the course of 83 innings pitched. The righthander is one of five pitchers in Bluefish history to win their first six decisions as a member of the starting rotation to start a season. Steve Renko (1999), Pat Ahearne (1999), Alan Mahaffey (2002) and Luther Hackman (2006) were the other hurlers to have accomplished that feat. Raymar won six consecutive starts until picking up a no-decision on August 18. The franchise record is seven straight victories by Mahaffey. Before joining the independent ranks in 2009, the 28-year-old spent his entire career with the Houston Astros organization. He reached as high as Salem in the Carolina League (High A), pitching there from 2006-2008. The Dominican native's best season in Salem came in 2007, when he went 8-7 with a 3.87 ERA in 33 games (20 starts). He added 116 strikeouts in 137.1 innings on the mound. Diaz has a career 57-41 record in the minor leagues, with a 3.72 ERA and 722 strikeouts in 271 games, including 103 starts. He was originally drafted out of Laredo Community College by the Houston Astros in the 47th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
The Bridgeport Bluefish Professional Baseball Club, a charter team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, plays its home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, located off Exit 27 of I-95 on the corner of Broad Street and South Frontage Road in Bridgeport. 2012 season tickets, mini-plans, and group outings are available by calling 203-345-4800. Visit the Bluefish online at www.bridgeportbluefish.com .
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