Seattle — Colorado Rockies Catcher Elias Diaz named 2023 All-Star Game MVP Tuesday night
Diaz hit a game-winning two-run homer off Baltimore Orioles reliever Felix Bautista in the eighth inning to lead the National League All-Stars to a 3–2 victory.he is the first player rocky mountains Franchise history named All-Star Game MVP
“It’s great, it really is,” said NL Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thompson. “[Colorado coach]Bud[black]told me he was one of the nicest people he’d ever met, and when he came in, he was right. It’s great to do.”
Entering Tuesday, the National League team was on a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game. The last time they won was in 2012, when they beat the American League 8-0.
Diaz, 32, made his All-Star debut. 277 with nine home runs and 45 RBIs in 80 games before his hiatus.
Nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015-2019), rocky mountains (2020-23), Diaz is a career .248 hitter with 51 home runs and 231 RBI in 567 games.
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