(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
 Neptunus adds Christian Diaz to its roster
Nederlands
 ROTTERDAM (Neth.) -
Reigning Dutch champion Curaçao Neptunus today (February 17) announced that it has added outfielder Christian Diaz to its roster.
Diaz comes from ADO Lakers, which has withdrawn its team from the Dutch big league.
Because of this, all players of the The Hague-clubs become available for other clubs.
Diaz last season made his big league-debut playing for ADO Lakers, who also used him as a pitcher.
The lefthanded hitting Diaz led the team with a .338 (50-for-148) batting average and was chosen for the annual All Star Game.
Diaz also led the team in basehits (50), runs scored (21), runs batted in (25), doubles (10) and homeruns (6).
As a pitcher, he was 0-0 in three appearances as a reliever.
Before coming to ADO Lakers, Diaz played in the second highest league ('Overgangsklasse') for Orioles in Bergschenhoek.
Initially, the 25-year old Diaz planned to play for ADO Lakers again this season.
In its announcement, Neptunus quotes Diaz as saying: ''I was to play for ADO Lakers this season, but when I learned of the bankruptcy of the club, I contacted (Neptunus-pitcher) Diegomar Markwell, who talked it over with (Neptunus Head Coach) Evert-Jan 't Hoen.
Shortly thereafter, I had a meeting with Evert-Jan and the coaching staff.
I've talked with several clubs, but decided to play for Neptunus.
This is a good opportunity for me and I can learn a lot here.''
(February 17)
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