Padres Sign Former All-Star MVP Diaz to Minor-League Deal

Padres Sign Former All-Star MVP Diaz to Minor-League Deal
National League catcher Elias Diaz of the Colorado Rockies holds the MVP trophy after last year's Major League All-Star Game in Seattle on July 11, 2023. Joe Nicholson/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
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Elias Diaz, the most valuable player in Major League Baseball’s 2023 All-Star Game, signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego Padres on Monday.

The 33-year-old catcher was released by the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 16. Diaz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of last season’s All-Star Game to give the National League a 3–2 victory over the American League.