Chepe Zazueta
WHO IS EDDIE DIAZ?, ORGANIZER OF THE BASEBALL UNITED SOFTBALL GAME
Cancun.- Eddie Diaz is not only the organizer of the Baseball United softball game, but he is also a historic manager in Mexican baseball.
In the history of the Mexican Pacific League, from 1958 to date, only one manager has been able to win three consecutive championships. And that man is the Dominican Eddie Diaz, with the Yaquis de Ciudad Obregon between the years 2011 and 2013.
He has also been the manager with the most years directing the Yaquis with 8 and the leader in lifetime wins.
Therefore, his number 42 was retired at the Nuevo Estadio Yaquis and he has a place in the club's hall of fame.
"El Comandante" (The Commander), as Eddie Diaz is known, is currently the vice president of operations for Baseball United and organizer of the celebrity softball game. However, he will always be a legend in Mexican baseball.
