Yainer Diaz

#21

Houston Astros

Catcher Bats R Throws R

5'11", 195 lbs · Born Sep 21, 1998 · Debut 2022

.288

2026 AVG

2026 HR

260

Career RBI

1,933

Career PA

Gold Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.348 HR1 OPS1.000

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Changeup

OPS 0.845

⚠️ Weak vs

Curve/Slurve

OPS 0.371

Career Stats

.280

AVG

1,933

1,834

514

260

RBI

335

2026 Season

361

344

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	K
2026-09-27	Athletics	A	5	2	0	1	1
2026-09-26	Athletics	A	5	2	0	0	1
2026-09-25	Athletics	A	4	2	0	1	0
2026-09-24	Athletics	A	4	0	0	0	2
2026-09-23	Seattle Mariners	A	5	2	1	3	0
2026-09-22	Seattle Mariners	A	5	2	0	0	1
2026-09-20	Atlanta Braves	H	4	2	1	1	0
2026-09-19	Atlanta Braves	H	4	1	0	1	0
2026-09-18	Atlanta Braves	H	1	0	0	0	1
2026-09-17	Kansas City Royals	H	4	1	0	0	0

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	23	23	8	1	5	—	4	.348	.348	.652	1.000
Last 10G	10	41	41	14	2	7	—	6	.341	.341	.610	0.951

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	265	253	71	12	8	39	.281	.306	.463	0.768	reliable sample
vs LHP	96	91	28	2	4	18	.308	.344	.462	0.805	medium sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 2	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	.500	.500	.500
Slot 4	2	9	9	5	1	4	—	—	.556	.556	.111
Slot 5	17	70	66	21	3	8	3	9	.318	.357	.515
Slot 6	21	91	89	21	—	3	2	16	.236	.253	.281
Slot 7	23	95	91	28	5	16	1	16	.308	.326	.538
Slot 8	20	75	70	21	5	14	4	9	.300	.333	.543
Slot 9	9	19	17	2	—	—	2	7	.118	.211	.118

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	44	160	154	38	6	16	3	32	.247	.269	.396	0.665
Away	49	201	190	61	8	29	9	25	.321	.353	.516	0.869

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Yainer Diaz compare to other MLB hitters?

Batting Average

.288

94th

Strikeout Rate

15.8%

87th

Slugging %

.462

85th

OPS

0.778

78th

HR Rate

0.039

75th

Isolated Power

.174

69th

On-Base %

.316

54th

BB/K Ratio

0.211

12th

Walk Rate

3.3%

2th

SB Rate

0.000

0th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball

OPS0.745 PA203 K%19.7% Whiff24.7%

Slider/Sweeper

OPS0.726 PA108 K%13.0% Whiff28.0%

Changeup Best

OPS0.845 PA52 K%11.5% Whiff25.0%

Curve/Slurve Weak

OPS0.371 PA28 K%14.3% Whiff28.0%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS1.253 PA11 K%18.2% Whiff35.3%

Other/Unknown

OPS— PA0 K%— Whiff—

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	203	.267	.310	.435	0.745	.168	19.7%	4.9%	8	37.8%	5.4%	24.7%	27.3%	#715	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	108	.290	.287	.439	0.726	.149	13.0%	0.0%	3	40.4%	9.6%	28.0%	24.1%	#364	OK	—
Changeup	52	.340	.365	.480	0.845	.140	11.5%	3.9%	1	43.2%	2.3%	25.0%	15.8%	#208	Small-ish	—
Curve/Slurve	28	.154	.179	.192	0.371	.038	14.3%	3.6%	0	21.7%	0.0%	28.0%	23.7%	#590	Small-ish	—
Splitter/Forkball	11	.222	.364	.889	1.253	.667	18.2%	9.1%	2	28.6%	28.6%	35.3%	23.5%	#61	Small	—
Other/Unknown	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0.0%	—	No Data	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FF	Fastball	88	0.799	.222	29.5%	31.0%	43.6%	9.1%	#513	—
SI	Fastball	78	0.792	.135	11.5%	15.5%	30.2%	3.2%	#474	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	63	0.936	.238	14.3%	32.1%	38.9%	11.1%	#214	—
STSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	45	0.427	.022	11.1%	20.3%	42.5%	7.5%	#532	—
CHSmall-ish	Changeup	52	0.845	.140	11.5%	25.0%	43.2%	2.3%	#208	—
FCSmall-ish	Fastball	36	0.480	.115	13.9%	23.7%	41.4%	3.5%	#681	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	21	0.301	.053	14.3%	25.0%	23.5%	0.0%	#591	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	7	0.572	.000	14.3%	38.5%	16.7%	0.0%	#245	—
FSSmall	Splitter/Forkball	11	1.253	.667	18.2%	35.3%	28.6%	28.6%	#60	—
SVNo Data	Curve/Slurve	0	—	—	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—
EPNo Data	Other/Unknown	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FASmall	Fastball	1	2.000	.000	0.0%	—	100.0%	0.0%	#29	—

MLB The Show Card Reference

Yainer Diaz C · Astros

Live Gold ◌ Low Liquidity

Buy-Now

1.2k

Sell-Now Net

Flip Profit

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24h

+11 (+0.9%)

+2 (+0.2%)

Arm Str 94

Contact L 73

Contact R 72

Power L 62

Speed 54

Power R 52

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