Diego Cartaya

Diego Cartaya
Cartaya at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game
San Francisco Giants
Catcher
Born: (2001-09-07) September 7, 2001
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Diego Armando Cartaya (born September 7, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ Walton, Ryan (July 2, 2018). "Dodgers sign top international prospect Diego Cartaya". SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Diego Cartaya Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Prospect Rankings". mlb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Kavner, Rowan (June 28, 2020). "Dodgers unveil their 2020 player pool". mlb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Blake (August 21, 2021). "Dodgers Rumors: Diego Cartaya 'Doubtful' To Return During 2021 Season". Dodger Blue. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (July 7, 2022). "Here are the 2022 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Osborne, Cary (August 26, 2022). "Cartaya, Stone selected Branch Rickey Minor League Players of the Year". Dodgers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Dodgers' Diego Cartaya: Optioned to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  10. ^ "Dodgers' Diego Cartaya: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Stephen, Eric (June 26, 2024). "Dodgers minors: Kody Hoese, Diego Cartaya, Alexander Albertus". SB Nation. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dodgers Sign Hyeseong Kim". MLB.com. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  13. ^ Trezza, Joe (October 25, 2024). "Here are the top prospects to follow in winter ball this year". MLB. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  14. ^ Adams, Steve (January 9, 2025). "Dodgers Trade Diego Cartaya To Twins". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Twins' Diego Cartaya: Sent to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Twins Outright Diego Cartaya". mlbtraderumors.com. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  17. ^ "Transactions". MiLB.com.
  18. ^ "Giants Sign Diego Cartaya To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. July 29, 2025.
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