| Matt Diaz |
Full Name: Matthew Edward Diaz School: Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Florida Seminole Relations: Brother of Zach Diaz Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2013 Baseball HOF - Loc 34 1999 Baseball AA - Loc 82 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1998 32 OF 6-1 197 R R Fr * Lakeland 1999 32 OF 6-1 205 R R So * Lakeland |
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| Conference Awards |
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Year Award
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
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| All-American Awards |
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Year Award
1998 Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team Freshman All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 3rd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 3rd Team All-American
1999 American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 1st Team All-American
Baseball Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 3rd Team All-American
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2013 |
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Lakeland native Matt Diaz burst on the college baseball scene virtually from his first at bat in 1998 and finished his freshman season as The Sporting News Freshman of the Year. He earned first
team Freshman All-America honors and was a third team outright All-American as a rookie. He also earned a spot on both the AFCA and NCBWA first team All-America squads as a sophomore. FSU's star outfielder posted impressive career numbers over just two seasons including finishing sixth in both batting average (.384) and all-time slugging percentage (.700). His 43 career home runs ranked him among FSU's all-time Top 10 and he finished 22nd in both RBIs (178) and total bases. Diaz also appears on a number of FSU's single season Top 25 lists including Top 10 finishes in home runs with 22 in 1998 that ranked 11th all-time, and 21 in 1999 which ranked 13th. His 94 RBIs driven in as a sophomore ranked eighth all-time and his .390 batting average in 1998 was 21st best in Seminole history. After his sophomore year, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafter Diaz in the 17th round. He went on to lead the Rays in the minor leagues in hits and extra bases. His professional career led him to Kansas City, Braves, Pirates, Yankees and most recently, the Marlins.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 .390 72 72 269 67 105 17 2 22 84 192 .714 18 8 61 7 .440 3 2 11 15 1999 .379 70 70 301 80 114 24 3 21 94 207 .688 22 14 58 6 .440 4 1 10 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .384 142 142 570 147 219 41 5 43 178 399 .700 40 22 119 13 .440 7 3 21 28 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1998 116 3 3 .975 0 1999 107 12 5 .960 5 ---------------------------- Tot 223 15 8 .967 5 |
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Game Statistics 1997 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 28 Maryland 1 1 5.2 3 0 0 2 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 2 6 |
1998
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Jan 30 Notre Dame 5 .000 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Jan 31 Ohio State 7 .000 1 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Feb 6 Arizona State 8 .000 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 Arizona State 8 .083 1 RF 2 1 1 1 2 4 0
Feb 10 Hawaii Pacific 8 .154 1 RF 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 0
Feb 10 Hawaii Pacific 5 .235 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 0
Feb 11 Hawaii 7 .286 1 RF 4 0 2 1 2 4 0
Feb 12 Hawaii 6 .280 1 RF 4 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 13 Hawaii 6 .333 1 RF 5 1 3 1 2 5 0
Feb 14 Hawaii 7 .344 1 RF 2 1 1 0 1 0
Feb 17 Charleston Southern 6 .361 1 RF 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Feb 18 Charleston Southern 6 .325 1 RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0
Feb 21 Florida 6 .302 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Feb 24 Citadel 6 .311 1 DH 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 Citadel 8 .298 1 RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 Florida 7 .308 1 RF 5 1 2 1 2 5 0 3 0 2 0
Mar 1 Florida 6 .281 1 RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
Mar 3 UNC-Greensboro 8 .288 1 RF 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1
Mar 4 UNC-Greensboro 7 .274 1 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 6 North Carolina State 7 .258 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 South Florida 7 .268 1 RF 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 0
Mar 10 Long Island-Brooklyn 7 .270 1 RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 11 Saint Joseph's 7 .273 1 RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
Mar 13 Wake Forest 7 .268 1 RF 5 1 1 1 2 4 0
Mar 14 Wake Forest 7 .287 1 RF 5 0 3 1 3 0
Mar 15 Wake Forest 6 .283 1 RF 5 0 1 1 1 0
Mar 17 Morehead State 6 .292 1 RF 4 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 0
Mar 20 Duke 3 .307 1 RF 5 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 5 0
Mar 21 Duke 6 .311 1 RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 22 Duke 6 .311 1 RF 3 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Mar 24 Florida Atlantic 6 .321 1 RF 3 3 2 1 3 5 0
Mar 25 Florida Atlantic 3 .324 1 RF 2 1 1 2 1 2 0
Mar 26 Maryland 6 .322 1 RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1
Mar 27 Maryland 5 .328 1 RF 4 1 2 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 28 Maryland 5 .320 1 RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Mar 31 Mercer 5 .310 1 RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 1 Mercer 5 .315 1 RF 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 3 Miami 6 .321 1 RF 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
Apr 4 Miami 6 .326 1 RF 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 5 Miami 5 .331 1 RF 4 2 2 1 2 5 1 2 0 0 0
Apr 8 Jacksonville 6 .333 1 RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Apr 10 North Carolina 5 .327 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 North Carolina 5 .336 1 RF 5 3 3 1 1 6 0
Apr 12 North Carolina 5 .353 1 RF 4 1 4 1 1 5 1
Apr 15 Jacksonville 6 .356 1 RF 4 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 Georgia Tech 6 .348 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Apr 18 Georgia Tech 5 .345 1 RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 19 Georgia Tech 5 .339 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 21 Southwestern La. 6 .333 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Apr 22 Southwestern La. 8 .343 1 RF 4 3 3 1 2 6 0 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 24 Clemson 6 .341 1 RF 4 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 25 Clemson 5 .341 1 RF 3 1 1 1 1 4 0
Apr 26 Clemson 6 .344 1 RF 4 3 2 1 0 3 0
May 1 Miami 6 .339 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 2 Miami 6 .335 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 0
May 3 Miami 8 .330 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 6 Saint Leo College 8 .337 1 RF 5 1 3 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 0
May 9 Virginia 5 .340 1 RF 4 0 2 1 2 0
May 9 Virginia 5 .338 1 RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0
May 10 Virginia 5 .344 1 RF 5 2 3 1 4 4 2 2
May 13 Virginia 6 .347 1 RF 4 0 2 1 0 3 0
May 14 Wake Forest 6 .345 1 RF 4 1 1 0 1 0
May 15 North Carolina 5 .358 1 RF 6 3 5 1 2 6 0
May 16 North Carolina State 6 .371 1 RF 5 1 5 1 1 6 9 0 0 0 1 0
May 16 Wake Forest 5 .367 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
May 17 Wake Forest 5 .366 1 RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1
May 21 Liberty 6 .372 1 RF 4 3 3 1 3 6 0
May 22 Delaware 6 .378 1 RF 4 3 3 2 1 3 8 0
May 23 Oklahoma 6 .389 1 RF 6 5 5 4 7 17 1 1
May 24 Auburn 6 .395 1 RF 6 1 4 3 6 7 0
May 29 Arizona State 5 .392 1 RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 1
May 31 Long Beach State 6 .390 1 RF 4 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0
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.390 72 72 269 64 105 17 2 20 82 186 10 7 32 3 2 12 15 55 2 3
1999
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Jan 29 UNC-Asheville 3 .000 1 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Jan 30 UNC-Asheville 3 .375 1 RF 5 0 3 2 2 5 0 1 0 2 0
Jan 31 UNC-Asheville 3 .273 1 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 Arizona State 3 .286 1 RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Feb 6 Arizona State 3 .368 1 RF 5 2 3 1 1 3 8 0 1 0 2 0
Feb 7 Arizona State 3 .375 1 RF 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 12 Troy State 3 .407 1 RF 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
Feb 13 Troy State 3 .467 1 RF 3 3 3 1 1 5 7 0
Feb 14 Troy State 3 .471 1 RF 4 2 2 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 1
Feb 16 Charleston Southern 3 .500 1 RF 4 1 3 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1
Feb 17 Charleston Southern 3 .476 1 RF 4 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
Feb 20 Florida 3 .447 1 RF 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 Florida 3 .440 1 RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 28 Florida 3 .463 1 RF 4 1 3 1 2 6 1 0 0 2 0
Mar 2 South Florida 3 .456 1 RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
Mar 5 Wichita State 3 .426 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 6 Minnesota 3 .431 1 RF 4 2 2 1 2 5 1 0 1 1 2 0
Mar 7 Washington State 3 .435 1 RF 4 0 2 1 0 3 0
Mar 12 Virginia 3 .466 1 RF 4 2 4 1 2 7 1 0 1 1 3 0
Mar 13 Virginia 3 .449 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Mar 14 Virginia 3 .463 1 RF 4 3 3 3 6 12 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 16 Citadel 3 .448 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 17 Citadel 3 .429 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Mar 19 North Carolina State 3 .427 1 RF 5 2 2 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1
Mar 20 North Carolina State 3 .420 1 RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1
Mar 21 North Carolina State 3 .429 1 RF 5 1 3 3 3 1 0
Mar 23 Akron 3 .431 1 RF 4 1 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0
Mar 24 Akron 3 .430 1 LF 5 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 0
Mar 26 North Carolina 3 .420 1 RF 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
Mar 27 North Carolina 3 .411 1 RF 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
Mar 28 North Carolina 3 .419 1 RF 5 3 3 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 5 0
Mar 30 Mercer 3 .414 1 LF 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
Apr 2 Wake Forest 3 .420 1 RF 5 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 3 Wake Forest 3 .431 1 RF 6 2 4 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0
Apr 4 Wake Forest 3 .432 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
Apr 7 Jacksonville 3 .434 1 RF 4 2 2 1 1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 9 Clemson 3 .427 1 RF 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 10 Clemson 3 .416 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
Apr 11 Clemson 3 .421 1 RF 3 2 2 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 14 Jacksonville 3 .438 1 RF 5 4 5 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 16 Miami 3 .437 1 RF 5 1 2 1 1 5 0 2 0 3 1
Apr 17 Miami 3 .433 1 RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1
Apr 18 Miami 3 .426 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
Apr 23 Miami 3 .428 1 RF 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1
Apr 24 Miami 3 .424 1 RF 4 0 1 0 1 1
Apr 25 Miami 3 .429 1 RF 5 0 3 1 1 4 1 1 1
Apr 30 Georgia Tech 3 .420 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
May 1 Georgia Tech 3 .413 1 RF 6 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 1
May 2 Georgia Tech 3 .410 1 RF 4 1 1 1 2 4 0
May 7 Maryland 3 .411 1 RF 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
May 8 Maryland 3 .417 1 RF 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 3 0
May 9 Maryland 3 .415 1 RF 6 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
May 15 Duke 3 .414 1 RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
May 15 Duke 3 .410 1 RF 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
May 16 Duke 3 .408 1 RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
May 19 Maryland 3 .409 1 RF 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
May 20 Georgia Tech 3 .401 1 RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
May 21 Wake Forest 3 .394 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
May 22 Clemson 3 .390 1 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
May 28 Citadel 3 .388 1 RF 6 4 2 1 1 4 6 1 2 0 0 0
May 29 Jacksonville 3 .382 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
May 30 Providence College 3 .384 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Jun 4 Auburn 3 .384 1 RF 5 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 1
Jun 5 Auburn 3 .381 1 RF 5 1 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 1 0
Jun 12 Texas A&M 3 .385 1 RF 5 2 3 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 14 Stanford 3 .379 1 RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
Jun 16 Cal St-Fullerton 3 .380 1 RF 5 1 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0
Jun 17 Stanford 3 .378 1 RF 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 0
Jun 18 Stanford 3 .374 1 RF 6 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0
Jun 19 Miami 3 .375 1 RF 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
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.375 70 70 301 80 113 23 3 21 94 205 21 13 51 2 3 10 14 94 10 5
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Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 Throws: Right Bats: Right Drafted: 1999, 17th Round #505, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, OF Debut: July 19, 2003 Year Abbr Team No Pos 2003 TB Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 OF 2004 TB Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 OF 2005 KCR Kansas City Royals 34 OF 2006 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2007 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF-1B 2008 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2009 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2010 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2011 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF " Pit Pittsburgh Pirates 23 OF 2012 Atl Atlanta Braves 23 OF 2013 Mia Miami Marlins 32 OF |
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| Pro Statistics |
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Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 TB .111 4 1 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 1 0 3 0 .200 0 0 0 0 2004 TB .190 10 4 21 3 4 1 1 1 3 10 .476 1 2 6 0 .292 0 0 0 0 2005 KCR .281 34 17 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 36 .404 4 2 15 3 .323 1 1 0 1 2006 Atl .327 124 62 297 37 97 15 4 7 32 141 .475 11 9 49 9 .364 4 1 5 10 2007 Atl .338 135 77 358 44 121 21 0 12 45 178 .497 16 4 63 8 .368 5 1 4 4 2008 Atl .244 43 32 135 9 33 2 0 2 14 41 .304 3 1 32 4 .264 1 0 4 6 2009 Atl .313 125 92 371 56 116 18 4 13 58 181 .488 35 13 90 14 .390 1 5 12 17 2010 Atl .250 84 53 224 27 56 17 2 7 31 98 .438 13 4 44 6 .302 1 2 3 4 2011 Atl .286 16 10 35 2 10 1 0 0 1 11 .314 1 0 8 3 .297 1 0 4 6 " Pit .259 100 48 216 14 56 12 1 0 19 70 .324 11 3 44 8 .303 1 0 1 1 2012 Atl .222 51 23 108 10 24 6 0 2 13 36 .333 9 0 21 4 .280 1 0 0 0 2013 Mia .167 10 3 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 .222 1 0 3 1 .211 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Years .290 736 422 1881 212 546 98 14 45 226 807 .429 106 38 378 60 .338 16 10 33 49 |
Playoff Batting Statistics Year Team AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 Atl .100 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0 2 0 .100 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year .100 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0 2 0 .100 0 0 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year Team Pos GP PO Ast E DP Fld% ------------------------------------------ 2003 TB OF 1 6 0 1 0 .857 2004 TB OF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 2005 KCR OF 21 38 0 2 0 .950 2006 Atl OF 99 166 5 4 1 .977 2007 Atl 1B 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 " " OF 98 158 4 2 1 .988 2008 Atl OF 37 59 2 1 1 .984 2009 Atl OF 109 157 2 3 0 .981 2010 Atl OF 63 93 1 2 0 .979 2011 Atl OF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 2011 Pit OF 57 62 3 2 0 .970 2012 Atl OF 24 50 2 0 2 1.000 2013 Mia OF 4 4 2 0 1 1.000 ------------------------------------------ 11 Years 531 823 22 17 7 .980 |