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BASE | Diaz Signs as Free Agent with Nationals

MORAGA, Calif. — On the first day Major League Baseball teams were eligible to sign players not taken in the 2020 MLB Draft, Saint Mary's infielder Gio Diaz has agreed to terms with the defending MLB champion Washington Nationals.

"I'm really excited not only because the Nationals are a great organization coming off a World Series championship, but because of the relationship I have with Brian Byrne, the area scout for the Nationals," explained Diaz. "He really liked me and believed in me this past year. From what is told to me, they develop their minor league players to become big league players better than most organizations, which intrigued me.