Diego Cartaya
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| Diego Cartaya | |
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 Cartaya at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game | |
| Free agent | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: (2001-09-07) September 7, 2001 (age 24) Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Diego Armando Cartaya (born September 7, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cartaya was rated as MLB Pipeline's top international prospect when he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 2, 2018.[1] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dodgers Arizona League affiliates, hitting .281 in 41 games.[2] He was rated as the Dodgers ninth best prospect going into the 2020 season.[3] and was added to the Dodgers 60-man player pool for the pandemic affected season.[4] In 2021, with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes he appeared in 31 games and hit .298 with 10 homers and 31 RBI.[2] However, he was placed on the injured list on August 1 with a strained hamstring and missed the rest of the season.[5] He was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game.[6] Cartaya was selected by the Dodgers as their 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year.[7] He appeared in 33 games for the Quakes and 62 games for the Great Lakes Loons, hitting a combined .254 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI.[2]
On November 15, 2022, the Dodgers added Cartaya to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft,[8] and assigned him to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to begin the 2023 season.[9] With Tulsa, he played in 93 games, hitting .189 with 19 homers and 57 RBI.[2] Cartaya was again optioned to Double-A Tulsa to begin the 2024 season.[10] He was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on June 25.[11] Between the two levels, he played in 95 games, batting .221 with 11 homers and 52 RBI.[2] Cartaya was designated for assignment on January 3, 2025 and removed from the roster.[12]
Following the 2024 season, Cartaya played winter league baseball for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[13]
Minnesota Twins
On January 9, 2025, the Dodgers traded Cartaya to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor leaguer Jose Vasquez.[14] He was optioned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the season.[15] On April 25, Cartaya was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to St. Paul.[16] He was released on July 23[17] after batting just .085 in 20 games with one home run and one RBI.[2]
San Francisco Giants
On July 29, 2025, Cartaya signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[18] He appeared in 4 games for Single-A San Jose Giants in 2025 he hit .235/.278/.471 with 1 home run and 5 RBIs.
In 10 games in 2026 with High-A Eugene Emeralds he hit .107/.286/.214 with 1 home run and 1 RBI.[19] He was released on April 25, 2026.
References
- ↑ Walton, Ryan (July 2, 2018). "Dodgers sign top international prospect Diego Cartaya". SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diego Cartaya Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Prospect Rankings". mlb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ Kavner, Rowan (June 28, 2020). "Dodgers unveil their 2020 player pool". mlb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ Williams, Blake (August 21, 2021). "Dodgers Rumors: Diego Cartaya 'Doubtful' To Return During 2021 Season". Dodger Blue. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (July 7, 2022). "Here are the 2022 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ Osborne, Cary (August 26, 2022). "Cartaya, Stone selected Branch Rickey Minor League Players of the Year". Dodgers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (November 15, 2022). "Dodgers add Diego Cartaya, Michael Busch, Andy Pages, Jonny DeLuca to 40-man roster". SB Nation. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Dodgers' Diego Cartaya: Optioned to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "Dodgers' Diego Cartaya: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. March 7, 2024.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (June 26, 2024). "Dodgers minors: Kody Hoese, Diego Cartaya, Alexander Albertus". SB Nation. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Dodgers Sign Hyeseong Kim". MLB.com. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ↑ Trezza, Joe (October 25, 2024). "Here are the top prospects to follow in winter ball this year". MLB. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ Adams, Steve (January 9, 2025). "Dodgers Trade Diego Cartaya To Twins". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Twins' Diego Cartaya: Sent to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Twins Outright Diego Cartaya". mlbtraderumors.com. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Transactions". MiLB.com.
- ↑ Deeds, Nick (July 29, 2025). "Giants Sign Diego Cartaya To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2026-04-25
External links
- Career statistics from MLB
· Baseball Reference (Minors)
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