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..Years: 2006 - 2012

..DOB: 3/3/1978

..Born: Portland, OR

..Height: 6 ft 1 inches / Weight: 200


Initially Drafted in Round 10 of the 2006  Draft # 235 Overall by the Smith Mills Mammoths

MLB Network Top 100 Player Rankings
2026: NR | 2025: NR | 2024: NR | 2023: NR | 2022: NR | 2021: NR | 2020: NR | 2019: NR | 2018: NR | 2017: NR | 2016: NR | 2015: NR

Appearances
All Star: 0 | Post Season: 3 | Pennants: 0 World Series: 0

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MLB Debut: 2003
Trade History (Updated through the 2025 Season)
7/20/2008 — Los Angeles Halos send COL RD 3 to Colorado Gladiators for Matt Diaz
10/26/2007 — Carefree Coyotes send Matt Diaz to Colorado Gladiators for Brandon Lyon
10/21/2006 — Smith Mills Mammoths send Matt Diaz to Carefree Coyotes for Jeff Suppan

TBBL Regular Season Batting Statistics

YearTeamGABH2B3BHR RRBIKBBSBCSAVGOBPSLG
2006 Smith Mills Mammoths 51 101 35 2 0 0 12 11 9 6 0 1 0.347 0.385 0.366
2007 Carefree Coyotes 104 307 106 19 2 6 39 42 55 4 0 3 0.345 0.370 0.479
2008 Los Angeles Halos 40 109 39 4 0 1 14 16 17 2 2 1 0.358 0.369 0.422
2008 Colorado Gladiators 84 244 74 13 0 2 28 25 57 6 2 2 0.303 0.329 0.381
2010 Mad City Paddlers 130 325 121 25 5 13 63 65 70 22 3 3 0.372 0.425 0.600
2011 Glenview Flyers 73 209 55 15 2 6 23 24 43 12 0 0 0.263 0.299 0.440
2012 Gotham CityHawks 30 104 21 4 0 0 3 11 25 4 2 0 0.202 0.250 0.240
TOTALS 512 1399 451 82 9 28 182 194 276 56 9 10 0.322 0.358 0.454

MLB Regular Season Career Stats (2003 - Present)

YearTeamABH2B3BHR RRBIKBBSBCSAVGOBPSLG
2003 Tampa Bay 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0.111 0.200 0.111
2004 Tampa Bay 21 4 1 1 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 0.190 0.292 0.476
2005 Kansas City 89 25 4 2 1 7 9 15 4 0 1 0.281 0.323 0.404
2006 Atlanta 297 97 15 4 7 37 32 49 11 5 5 0.327 0.364 0.475
2007 Atlanta 358 121 21 0 12 44 45 63 16 4 0 0.338 0.368 0.497
2008 Atlanta 135 33 2 0 2 9 14 32 3 4 2 0.244 0.264 0.304
2009 Atlanta 371 116 18 4 13 56 58 90 35 12 5 0.313 0.390 0.488
2010 Atlanta 224 56 17 2 7 27 31 44 13 3 1 0.250 0.302 0.438
2011 2 or More Teams 251 66 13 1 0 16 20 52 12 5 2 0.263 0.302 0.323
2012 Atlanta 108 24 6 0 2 10 13 21 9 0 0 0.222 0.280 0.333
2013 Miami 18 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0.167 0.211 0.222

TBBL Post Season Batting Statistics

SeriesTeamGABH2B3BHR RRBIKBBSBCSAVGOBPSLG
Sub League Division Series 2006 4 15 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0.133 0.133 0.333
Sub League Division Series 2008 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.833
League Division Series 2008 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250
League Division Series 2010 5 21 8 1 0 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0.381 0.381 0.571
League Championship Series 2010 5 18 5 1 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0.278 0.350 0.333