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• Royals' Elias Diaz: Catches on with Royals as NRI

  Rotowire Feb 20, 2026

  The Royals signed Diaz to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training. Diaz is expected to report to Royals camp next week. The 35-year-old appeared in 106 regular-season contests for the Padres last season, slashing .204/.270/.337 with nine long balls. Unless the Royals carry three catchers on their Opening Day roster, Diaz is likely ticketed for Triple-A Omaha.

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• Elias Diaz: Club option declined

  Rotowire Nov 4, 2025

  The Padres declined Diaz's (oblique) $7 million club option for 2026 on Tuesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Diaz posted a .607 OPS across 283 regular-season plate appearances in 2025 -- his worst mark since 2019. Rather than pay him $7 million to likely act as a backup in 2026, the Friars will instead give the 34-year-old a $2 million buyout and send him into free agency. His defense should still be enough for him to draw interest from other clubs, but he doesn't offer much fantasy upside at this stage in his career.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Held off wild-card roster

  Rotowire Sep 30, 2025

  Diaz (oblique) is not on the Padres' wild-card roster. Diaz suffered a minor oblique strain during Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks and wasn't able to progress enough to be included on the team's wild-card roster. The Padres will carry three catchers, with Martin Maldonado and Luis Campusano behind starter Freddy Fermin.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Nursing oblique strain

  Rotowire Sep 29, 2025

  Diaz's status for Tuesday's wild-card series opener versus the Cubs is in question due to a strained oblique, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. Diaz tweaked his oblique during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Diamondbacks. The Padres don't believe the injury is serious, but Martin Maldonado and Luis Campusano will travel with the team to Chicago as insurance in case Diaz isn't included on the roster for the wild-card round. Diaz is the clear No. 2 catcher for the Padres behind Freddy Fermin, but he has served as the personal catcher this season for Nick Pivetta, who is slated to start Game 1 of the series.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Shows off power with two homers

  Rotowire Aug 31, 2025

  Diaz went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Twins. Diaz opened with a 405-foot solo shot off Taj Bradley in the fifth inning and later added a two-run blast in the seventh for his second career multi-homer game. The long balls were the veteran's seventh and eighth of the season. Despite the breakout, Diaz hasn't given San Diego much reason to grant him more playing time recently, as he's gone just 6-for-28 over his last 10 games, driving in only two runs outside of Saturday's RBI.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Lifts homer in loss

  Rotowire Aug 24, 2025

  Diaz went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Dodgers. Diaz put the Padres ahead 2-1 in the third inning with his homer, but that was the extent of their scoring. He's seen limited playing time in August, as Freddy Fermin has taken over as San Diego's top catcher. Diaz has gone 3-for-19 (.158) over seven games this month, so he's not doing much to make a stronger case for playing time. Overall, the 34-year-old backstop has a .198/.269/.308 slash line with six homers, 24 RBI, 29 runs scored and seven doubles across 253 plate appearances this season.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Set to lose work to Fermin

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. After he appeared to briefly overtake Martin Maldonado as the Padres' preferred catching option toward the end of July, Diaz may be back in the No. 2 role for the rest of the season with San Diego bringing in Freddy Fermin from Kansas City ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. Fermin was on the bench for Friday's 4-1 win but will end up starting the final two games of the series with St. Louis while Diaz sits out.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting after three straight starts

  Rotowire Jul 30, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets. Though he'll take a seat in the series finale, Diaz may have at least temporarily overtaken Martin Maldonado as the Padres' top catcher. Diaz started in each of the Friars' last three games, going 3-for-12 with a double, five RBI and two runs.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Homers in win

  Rotowire Jul 20, 2025

  Diaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Nationals. Diaz chased MacKenzie Gore with a two-run homer in the third inning and later added a single in the seventh. It was a much-needed effort for the 34-year-old, who entered Sunday in an 0-for-17 slump to begin July. For the year, he's slashing just .198/.270/.307 with five home runs, 16 RBI and 23 runs scored across 214 plate appearances while sharing time behind the plate with Martin Maldonado.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Adds homer in win

  Rotowire Jun 15, 2025

  Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Diaz had gone 0-for-8 with three walks and five strikeouts over his previous four games. The catcher was able to do some damage Sunday, stretching the Padres' lead to 7-2 with a ninth-inning homer, his first long ball since May 4 versus the Pirates. Diaz is now at a .219/.292/.336 slash line with four homers, five doubles, 10 RBI, 20 runs scored and no stolen bases over 162 plate appearances. He has been in a fairly even timeshare with Martin Maldonado since the start of June, as neither backstop is doing much consistently with the bat, though Maldonado has the slight edge in playing time over the last week.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Losing work to Maldonado

  Rotowire Jun 8, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers. Diaz will take a seat for the second time in the series and the fourth time in the past six contests. Martin Maldonado appears to have at least temporarily moved ahead of him on the depth chart, though Diaz could reclaim primary catching duties if his bat heats up.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Resting Thursday

  Rotowire Jun 5, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants. Diaz will rest for Thursday's day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 6-5 loss. Martin Maldonado will spell Diaz behind the plate in the series finale.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Idle Tuesday

  Rotowire Jun 3, 2025

  Diaz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants. Tuesday marks the third time in San Diego's last four games that Martin Maldonado has started over Diaz, though the Padres typically still find a way to get Diaz a plate appearance or two every day.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting again Sunday

  Rotowire Jun 1, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates. Diaz will take a seat for the second day in a row while Martin Maldonado receives another start behind the dish. Since he's still started six of the Padres' last 10 games overall, Diaz appears to be the team's preferred catching option, though that hasn't meant much for fantasy purposes. Diaz closed May with just six hits in 45 at-bats (.133 average) over his final 16 games of the month.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting Saturday

  Rotowire May 31, 2025

  Diaz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Diaz will give way to Martin Maldonado behind the plate after making three consecutive starts and going 1-for-11.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting Monday

  Rotowire May 26, 2025

  Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Marlins on Monday. For a second straight game, Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate while Diaz begins the contest in the dugout. Diaz has slashed .250/.278/.365 with six runs scored and a solo home run over 54 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Taking seat for series finale

  Rotowire May 25, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta. Diaz is getting a routine breather after he had started behind the dish in each of the Padres' last three contests. Martin Maldonado will handle catching duties in the series finale.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: On bench again Wednesday

  Rotowire May 21, 2025

  Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. Diaz will take a seat for the second night in a row due to Martin Maldonado receiving another start behind the dish. Maldonado has gone 3-for-29 at the plate over his last 12 contests, so he doesn't yet seem to have mounted a serious case for supplanting Diaz as the Padres' preferred backstop.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Out of Wednesday's lineup

  Rotowire May 14, 2025

  Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday. Diaz will ride the pine for a second straight game while Martin Maldonado starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Diaz has gone 8-for-25 with a solo home run and six runs scored since the beginning of May.

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• Padres' Elias Diaz: Taking seat Tuesday

  Rotowire May 13, 2025

  Diaz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels. Diaz will give way to Martin Maldonado behind the dish after the former went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the series opener Monday.

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