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Rockies activate C Elias Diaz from injured list
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports

The Colorado Rockies reinstated Elias Diaz from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and optioned fellow catcher Dom Nunez to Triple-A Albuquerque.

Diaz, 31, has been sidelined with a left wrist sprain.

He is batting .230 with six homers and 33 RBIs in 77 games this season.

Diaz is a career .245 hitter with 39 homers and 168 RBIs in 459 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015-19) and Rockies.

Nunez, 27, is batting .121 (4-for-33) in 14 games this season.

He is hitting .180 with 12 homers and 39 RBIs in 111 career games with the Rockies.

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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