| Diego Cartaya | |
|---|---|
 Cartaya at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game | |
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:September 7, 2001 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Diego Armando Cartaya (born September 7,2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Cartaya was rated as MLB Pipeline's top international prospect when he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 2,2018. [1] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dodgers Arizona League affiliates,hitting .281 in 41 games. [2] He was rated as the Dodgers ninth best prospect going into the 2020 season. [3] and was added to the Dodgers 60-man player pool for the pandemic affected season. [4] In 2021,with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes he appeared in 31 games and hit .298 with 10 homers and 31 RBI. [2] However,he was placed on the injured list on August 1 with a strained hamstring and missed the rest of the season. [5] He was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. [6] Cartaya was selected by the Dodgers as their 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year. [7] He appeared in 33 games for the Quakes and 62 games for the Great Lakes Loons,hitting a combined .254 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI. [2]
On November 15,2022,the Dodgers added Cartaya to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, [8] and assigned him to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to begin the 2023 season. [9] With Tulsa,he played in 93 games,hitting .189 with 19 homers and 57 RBI. [2] Cartaya was again optioned to Double-A Tulsa to begin the 2024 season. [10] He was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on June 25. [11] Between the two levels,he played in 95 games,batting .221 with 11 homers and 52 RBI. [2] Cartaya was designated for assignment on January 3,2025 and removed from the roster. [12]
Following the 2024 season,Cartaya played winter league baseball for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. [13]
On January 9,2025,the Dodgers traded Cartaya to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor leaguer Jose Vasquez. [14] He was optioned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the season. [15] On April 25,Cartaya was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to St. Paul. [16] He was released on July 23 [17] after batting just .085 in 20 games with one home run and one RBI. [2]
On July 29,2025,Cartaya signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. [18]
