BirthAugust 81991

Yandy Díaz

Yandy Díaz, Cuban baseball player

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When
Thursday, August 8 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Yandy Díaz

Who they were

Personal life His father, Jorge, also defected from Cuba to play professional baseball in the United States. Jorge Díaz briefly played in the Texas Rangers organization and spent the rest of his career in independent leagues. [ 1 ] Yandy was six years old when he last saw his father. [ 2 ] Diaz is of Afro-Cuban descent. [ citation needed ] Díaz and his wife, Mayisleidis, have a son born in July 2023. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] ^ "Jorge Díaz - Cuban, Minor & Independent Lg Stats" .

Yandy Díaz Fernández is a Cuban-born professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians. Díaz has won one Silver Slugger Award and is a two-time All-Star.

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Yandy Díaz appears on our August 8 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

August 8 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1991Yandy Díaz
  2. 20102010 Gansu mudslide
  3. 20102010 China floods
  4. 2013August 2013 Quetta bombing
  5. 2014World Health Organization
  6. 20152015 Harris County shooting
  7. 2016August 2016 Quetta attacks
  8. 2019Nyonoksa radiation accident
  9. 2022Federal Bureau of Investigation
  10. 20232023 Hawaii wildfires
  11. 2024Muhammad Yunus

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August 8 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Thursday.

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