{"id":624508,"date":"2026-05-05T08:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/624508\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:18:07","slug":"houston-astros-c-yainer-diaz-off-to-il-with-oblique-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/624508\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros C Yainer Diaz off to IL with oblique injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">HOUSTON &#8212; Catcher <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4781491\/yainer-diaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yainer Diaz<\/a> will be heading to the injured list with an oblique injury after hurting his left oblique during batting practice ahead of the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/hou\/houston-astros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Houston Astros<\/a>&#8216; <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/game\/_\/gameId\/401815208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">8-3 loss<\/a> to the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Manager Joe Espada didn&#8217;t provide many details about the injury after the loss, but did say that &#8220;he&#8217;s going to require some IL time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Diaz said he was injured during batting practice and went straight to the trainer&#8217;s room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I made a swing and it bothered me,&#8221; he said in Spanish through a translator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Diaz said that he hasn&#8217;t had any imaging done nor has he been given a prognosis for the injury. But, he added that it was &#8220;disappointing&#8221; that he&#8217;ll have to miss some time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/31389\/christian-vazquez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Vazquez<\/a> took Diaz&#8217;s place in the lineup after he was scratched about an hour before the game and went 0 for 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">With Diaz injured, the Astros selected the contract of catcher Cesar Salazar from Triple-A Sugar Land and optioned infielder <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4683352\/shay-whitcomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shay Whitcomb<\/a> to Triple-A to make room for him on the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The 27-year-old Diaz is hitting .248 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 26 games this season for the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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