Person in history
Edwin Díaz
Edwin Díaz, Puerto Rican baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1994 · March 22
- Age this year
- 32No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- professional baseball player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 32nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life In the offseason, Díaz spends time in his native Daguao in the Naguabo Municipality in Puerto Rico, where most of his family lives. [ 1 ] Díaz has organized baseball clinics for the children in his hometown as part of his Edwin Díaz Baseball Academy. Robinson Canó and Martín Maldonado have attended these clinics. [ 2 ] Díaz's nickname, "Sugar," was given to him by teammates in school who believed he resembled the fictional star pitcher Miguel "Sugar" Santos in the 2008 film, Sugar .
Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets. Díaz was selected by the Mariners in the third round of the 2012 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2016.
Early life
Early life Díaz grew up in the Daguao barrio of Naguabo , Puerto Rico. He began playing baseball around age seven, primarily as a center fielder . [ 1 ] During his youth in Puerto Rico, Díaz played as an outfielder alongside players such as Carlos Correa and José Berríos . [ 2 ] At the insistence of his father, he reluctantly tried pitching as a teenager. [ 2 ] ^ "Agradecido del barrio Edwin "Sugar" Díaz" . Primera Hora (in Spanish). February 9, 2017 . Retrieved July 6, 2018 . ^ a b Simon,
Path and career
Awards / honours: Major League Baseball All-Star and Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award.
Professional career Seattle Mariners (2012–2018) Draft and minor leagues (2012–2016) Díaz was selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 98th overall pick in the third round of the 2012 MLB draft from Caguas Military Academy in Caguas, Puerto Rico . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He made his professional debut that season with the AZL Mariners . [ 3 ] He played in nine games, including one start, compiling a 2–1 record with a 5.21 earned run average (ERA) and 20 strikeouts over 19 innings pitched. [ 3 ]
Why this date
Edwin Díaz appears on our March 22 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1994.
- May 17Malawi
- January 1Far-left politics
- November 21994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
- May 241993 World Trade Center bombing
- February 5Markale massacres
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Sources
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“Edwin Díaz”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/edwin-diaz, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Edwin Díaz
When was Edwin Díaz born?
March 22 1994.
How old would Edwin Díaz be today?
32 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 22?
Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval, Ruben Popa, Aliaksandra Sasnovich and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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