Just over a week ago, Elias Diaz found out that his mother had been abducted in the city of San Fransisco in Venezuela. At the time, there were not many details about what exactly occurred, other than she had been taken at some point while at a friend’s house. Obviously, there was great concern for Diaz and his family. The Pittsburgh Pirates family had Diaz and his family in their thoughts. However, just a few days after the report came out about her being abducted, it was announced that she had been successfully rescued.
This came days before pitchers and catchers had to report to Pittsburgh Pirates camp.