A home run by Lewin Díaz punctuated the return of baseball on Saturday, signaling the start of a new season for the Samsung Lions and a continuation of his professional career.
Díaz, who played his first Major League Baseball game on August 15, 2020, with the Miami Marlins, has a career total of 13 home runs, according to Baseball Almanac. Of those, nine were hit while playing on the road. His most recent documented home run occurred on June 12, 2021, when he was 24 years old.
While his time in MLB was limited – he recorded 174 at-bats with the Marlins in 2022 and a total of 343 at-bats across his major league career, resulting in 109 hits – Díaz has continued to play professionally. He currently plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League.
Baseball-Reference.com details Díaz’s overall statistics, showing a career batting average of .181, with 30 runs scored and 27 RBIs. His OPS (on-base plus slugging) is .567. He has stolen one base in his professional career.
The specifics of the home run that prompted the initial observation – the opposing pitcher, the inning and the exact game situation – were not immediately available. However, the event itself marks a moment in the ongoing trajectory of Díaz’s career as he continues to compete in the KBO League.
