Fernando Díaz (baseball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Pedroso.

Fernando Díaz
Outfielder / Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1924-05-30)May 30, 1924 Marianao, Cuba
Died: November 20, 1994(1994-11-20) (aged 70) Villahermosa, Tabasco
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1945, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1950, for the New York Cubans
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Cubans (1945–1947, 1949–1950)
Career highlights and awards
Negro League World Series champion (1947)

Fernando Díaz Pedroso (May 30, 1924 – Noviembre 20, 1994) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder, second baseman and third baseman in Negro league baseball between 1945 and 1950.

A native of Marianao, Cuba, Díaz made his Negro leagues debut in 1945 with the New York Cubans. He played five seasons with the club through 1950, was selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1946, 1949 and 1950, and was part of New York's 1947 Negro World Series championship squad.[1][2] Díaz died in Villahermosa, Tabasco in 1994 at age 70.[3]

References

1. "Fernando Díaz". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. "Fernando Díaz". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. Diaz, Fernando. "Villahermosa, Death Index, 1940-1997". FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads