INF Willy Diaz, Free Agent -- Signed $20,000 -- Minnesota Twins

INF Willy Alexander Diaz Vasquez

Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.

Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Height/Weight: 5’ 10” 170 lbs.

School: Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs.

Coach: Todd Hubka.

Previous Teams: FX Academy, Parkland Twins, Prairie Sticks, Team Alberta.

Previous Coaches: Rob Boik, Sheldon MacDonald, Dustin Northcott, Andrew McLean, Dwayne Lalor.

Scout: Walt Burrows (Brentwood Bay, BC).

Good genes: “My parents never took sports seriously, but my uncle Samuel Vasquez was signed by the Chicago White Sox I believe. That’s where all my talent came from.”

Born: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

The most influential people in my life are: “My parents, and my baseball coaches because they push me they know I can give more they know I still have more to show, and I can feel it too.

Last PBA grad drafted: RHP Tanner Jesson-Dalton, 17th round in 2019 from Sacramento State by the Chicago Cuns. He signed.

Last PBA free agent signed: RHP Andrew Case (Saint John, NB).

2020 season at the Prairie Baseball Academy as a freshman: Had a game to remember in Walla Walla, Wash., hitting two homers and knocking in five in a 19-9 win ... Nine stolen bases in four games ... Diaz was batting .156 (5-for-32) with two homers and six RBIs while walking six times and striking out 14 times … Struggled on first trip to Vegas.

2019 season with Kentucky Duellers: Hit two home runs in five games.

2018 season: Delivered walk-off RBI single to centre as Alberta Red topped BC Orange 6-5 in Tournament 12 action at Rogers Centre to move Alberta into the semi-finals. Diaz Vasquez finished 2-for-3 with one RBI and a walk.

2017 season: Batted .300 (3-for-10) with a double and three RBIs at 18U nationals ... Hit .300 (3-for-10) with an RBI at Canada Games ... Fastest man in the building when he ran a 6.53 60 inside Rogers Centre at Rogers Centre.