Díaz was born in Cúa, Miranda, Venezuela. At the age of 14, he played on a national champion Little League team that missed a trip to the 1967 Little League World Series when a strong earthquake devastated the city of Caracas. \n', '

In December 1970, Díaz was signed by Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent. He spent seven seasons playing in the Red Sox minor league system. While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1977, he posted a .263 batting average, with 14 doubles, 7 home runs, and 54 runs batted in. This earned Díaz his big league call-up on September 6, 1977, at Toronto. He made his MLB debut versus the Blue Jays, as a late-inning defensive replacement for Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, at the age of 24. Díaz appeared in only two games for the Red Sox, being struck out by Dennis Martínez in his only at-bat, that September 17.\n', '

On March 30, 1978, Díaz was traded along with Ted Cox, Mike Paxton and Rick Wise to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall. He played as the Indians\' backup catcher, working behind Gary Alexander in 1978. He lost his job to Ron Hassey the following season, and played most of the year in the minor leagues with the Tacoma Tugs in the Pacific Coast League, before returning to play for the Indians in September 1979. In 1980, he hit for a .227 average in 76 games but, provided solid defense, committing only 4 errors in 356 total chances, while serving as backup catcher behind Hassey.\n', '

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