Yilber Diaz had a dream to be a professional baseball player. Circumstances caused him to step away from his dream of professional baseball. Two fortunate things helped him.
The first fortunate thing was Jhonathan Carrillo, who motivated him to get back into practicing baseball on weekends. When Diaz had developed sufficiently to impress, then Carrillo sent videos to baseball academies.
To make a long story short, the Diamondbacks’ scout (and a crosschecker) decided to admit him to their academy in Dominican Republic. However, it was March of 2020 and Covid stopped scouting activities. Yilber Diaz was stuck in limbo at the academy for 8 months.