Joselo Soriano Díaz is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 who is currently with the independent Long Island Ducks

Long Island Ducks

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.

At the age of 16, Díaz was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 as a non-drafted free agent

Free agent

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. Seven years later, on July 14, , he found himself traded by Los Angeles to the New York Mets

New York Mets

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 organization. He was subsequently dealt, along with starting pitcher

Starting pitcher

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 Scott Kazmir

Scott Kazmir

Scott Edward Kazmir is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Kazmir made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004 when he was only 20 years old and at one time held many of the franchise's career pitching records...

, to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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 at the non-waiver trading deadline.

Continuing to move from team to team, the right-hander was waived by Tampa Bay in and claimed by the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 on June 7. Again, he did not break into the major leagues, and he became a free agent after season's end. He moved on to the Texas Rangers organization, signing with Texas in January .

Díaz received an opportunity when he was dealt to Kansas City

Kansas City Royals

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 in another deadline deal, this time on July 31, 2006, for outfielder

Outfielder

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-designated hitter

Designated hitter

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 Matt Stairs

Matt Stairs

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. Weeks later, he received a call-up with the Royals and made his major league debut on September 6 against the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 at Kauffman Stadium

Kauffman Stadium

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 in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

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. In October, Díaz became a free agent.

After playing for the Yokohama BayStars

Yokohama BayStars

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 in Japan

Japan

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's Central League

Central League

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, Díaz signed a minor league deal with the Mets on January 7, . Díaz started the season with the New Orleans Zephyrs

New Orleans Zephyrs

The New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The Zephyrs play in the Pacific Coast League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Zephyrs play their home games at Zephyr Field....

, then returned to the Rangers organization during the season. He was called up to the majors on July 11, and made his Rangers debut the following day in a game against the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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. He was designated for assignment on July 18, after just one appearance.

On March 10, 2011, he signed a contract with the Long Island Ducks.

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