bats birth_place team position birth_date article_title name throws
right santa clara , villa clara , cuba st. louis cardinals shortstop 1 august 1990 aledmys díaz
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aledmys díaz

aledmys díaz serrano -lrb- born august 1 , 1990 -rrb- is a cuban professional baseball shortstop in the st. louis cardinals organization .
he played for the naranjas de villa clara in the cuban national series from 2007 through 2012 before defecting so that he could play in the united states .
díaz signed with the cardinals in 2014 to a four-year contract .
