Diego Cartaya #78

Diego Armando Cartaya (pronounced car-TY-ah)...X: DCarty_17...Instagram: @diegocartaya07...born on Sept. 7, 2001 in Maracay, Venezuela...the catcher was signed as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.

2024

Spent third-straight season in Dodgers spring training and optioned from camp to Double-A Tulsa on March 3...Slashed .318/.403/.460 (.863 OPS) in final 18 games for Drillers from May 28-June 22...Promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on June 25...Recorded second professional four-hit game in sixth Triple-A game for OKC, including a double and his first Triple-A home run on July 2 at Las Vegas...also drew a walk, tying professional high by reaching base five times in a game...Recorded third career two-homer game on August 7 vs. Round Rock...Defensively at both levels combined, he played 69 games (all starts) at catcher and 26 games (all starts) at designated hitter...posted a caught stealing percentage of 16% (94 stolen bases, 18 caught)...Combined to hit .221 (76-for-344) with 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 52 RBI, 47 walks, a .323 on-base percentage and a .686 OPS in 95 games at both levels...hit .247 (19-for-77) vs. left-handed pitching and .214 (57-for-267) vs. right-handed pitching...Played seven games for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League after the season...Designated for release or assignment by Dodgers on Jan. 3...acquired by Twins via trade, in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Jose Vasquez on Jan. 9...After trade to Twins, ranked as 23rd-best prospect in Minnesota's system by MLB.com.

2023

Spent the entirety of the season with Double-A Tulsa, slashing .189/.278/.379 with a .657 OPS in 93 games...Launched 67 hits, 10 doubles, 19 home runs and 57 RBI in 354 at-bats... Played in 68 games behind the plate (65 starts) for a .988 fielding percentage, committing nine errors over 753 total chances in 675.2 innings…threw out 23 runners Recorded 14 games with multiple RBI…had his best month in May, slashing .219/.363/.500 with five home runs and 14 RBI…smashed a five-game hitting streak, going 7-for-20 (.350) with one home run and two RBI...hit .204 (57-for-204) off righties compared to .135 off lefties (10-for-74).

2022

Split his time between Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and High-A Great Lakes Loons, toting a .254/.389/.503 slashline and .892 OPS...Compiled 74 runs, 92 hits, 23 extra-base hits, 22 home runs and 72 RBI…struck out 119 times against 63 walks over 95 games...The backstop displayed exceptional handywork, earning a .992 fielding percentage...Posted a career-high of 60 assists…committed just six errors over 755 total chances as a catcher...Averaged .260 (34-for-131) for nine doubles and 31 RBI…logged a .955 OPS over 33 Quakes games...Crowned 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year…stole 78 bases and totaled 689 putouts in 555.1 appearances behind the dish...Selected to display his talents at the 2022 Futures Game…went 0-for-2...Named the Los Angeles Dodgers number one overall prospect…ranked eighth overall prospect and number two catcher according to MLB in 2022. Went 4-for-4 and registered six RBI vs. Visalia Rawhide on April 30, a career best…registered a .251/.379/.476 slash line with the High-A Loons…slugging 13 of 22 homers on the season and totaling 41 RBI…posted a .989 fielding percentage over 41 starts as a catcher.

2021

Spent all season with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, batting .298/.409/.614 with a 1.023 OPS across 31 games…tallied six doubles, ten home runs, and 31 RBI while striking out 37 times and walking 18 times...Started all 31 games at catcher, registering a .997 fielding percentage…committed just one error in 334 total chances Charted a career-high four RBI three times during the year: (5/29 vs. Stockton, 6/11 at Lake Elsinore, and 7/10 vs. Lake Elsinore)...Had his first multi-home run game of his career on June 6 vs. Inland Empire…went 2-for-4 with two runs in that matchup...Recorded a nine-game hit streak from May 25 – June 8, averaging .389 (14-for-36) with 13 RBI with five home runs Was offensively strong at home, batting .353/.470/.779 with a 1.249 OPS and eight home runs with 21 RBI…had his best month in May, batting .412 (7-for-17) with two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBI… was dependable with bases loaded and with runners in scoring position, totaling a .333 and .293 average respectively…safely hit in 22 of his 31 games.

2020

Did not participate in the 2020 season after the minor league season was canceled.

2019

Split time between two rookie-level teams during his first professional season with Los Angeles...Over 13 games with DSL Dodgers Bautista posted a .240 average (12-for-50) with two doubles, two triples, one homerun, and nine RBI...started nine games behind the dish and committed only one error...Averaged .296 (40-for-135) for 10 doubles and 13 RBI with AZL Dodgers Mota...also posted a .989 fielding percentage over 28 games started at catcher.