{"id":2447553,"date":"2026-06-06T08:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2447553"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:18:24","slug":"former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-opts-out-of-royals-deal-for-valid-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-opts-out-of-royals-deal-for-valid-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rockies All-Star Game MVP opts out of Royals deal for valid reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-royals-deal-valid-reason\/b6a0a6f8aa2e5081d8c06870?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Rockies All-Star Game MVP opts out of Royals deal for valid reason;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Former Rockies All-Star Game MVP opts out of Royals deal for valid reason&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Former Rockies All-Star Game MVP opts out of Royals deal for valid reason<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City Royals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a> lost some catching depth on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_33gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Based on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/transactions\/2026-06-03\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MiLB transaction log;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MiLB transaction log&quot;}\" class=\"link \">MiLB transaction log<\/a>, the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP has denied an outright assignment to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>That catcher would be <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10076\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elias Diaz;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Elias Diaz&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Elias Diaz<\/a>, who appeared in 10 games with the Royals and hit two home runs in 23 trips to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Because Diaz has over nine years of Major League service time, he can reject an assignment to the minors. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Kansas City<\/a> had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/royals-cut-ties-former-rockies-all-star-game-mvp-catcher\/3065c3f4224a0562752fe15d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recently designated the 35-year-old for assignment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;recently designated the 35-year-old for assignment&quot;}\" class=\"link \">recently designated the 35-year-old for assignment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2023 remains the only All-Star selection of Diaz&#8217;s career. Since making his debut in 2015 with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/pittsburgh-pirates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Pirates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, he has hit 10 or more homers just three times, and his career OPS+ is 81.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_38gudcaanpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_38gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_38gudcaanpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      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data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">\u00a0cost to trade for Tarik Skubal from Tigers revealed by ex-MLB GM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/news\/phillies-107-million-decision-genius-move-dave-dombrowski\/76fc1e955b0751762e4f0bb9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was genius;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was genius&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Phillies extending Cristopher Sanchez to his $107 million deal was 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