Career
He previously played for the Florida Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and San Francisco Giants. Since beginning his professional career, De Aza has mostly split time between center field and left field Minor leagues
De Aza was originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on May 1, 2001.
The Florida Marlins selected him from the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft in 2004
In 2005, De Aza batted.286 with 34 stolen bases and 75 runs scored while playing for the Marlins Single-A Jupiter affiliate.
In 2006, De Aza batted.278 with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 16 Reserve Bank of India and 27 stolen bases at Double-A.
Florida Marlins
On March 28, 2007, De Aza was named the starting center fielder for the Marlins, beating out Reggie Abercrombie, Eric Reed, and Alex Sánchez in what was seen as a surprise. In 2007, he batted.303 (10-for-33) in nine games for the Marlins before going on the disabled list on April 16 with a right ankle sprain.
An Medical Research Institute in mid-May revealed that his ankle had a hairline fracture. The fractured ankle required surgery and De Aza was placed on the disabled list for the 2007 season.
De Aza was called up by the Florida Marlins in May 2009.
Chicago White Sox
On October 21, 2009, the Chicago White Sox claimed De Aza off waivers from the Marlins. On July 27, 2011, he hit the first home run of his MLB career, off Detroit Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer. On January 18, 2013, De Aza signed a one-year, $2.075 million deal to avoid arbitration with the White Sox.
De Aza was the starting center fielder once again, and his main backups were Jordan Danks and DeWayne Wise.
He would also periodically fill in at left field when Dayán Viciedo would be injured. In 153 games, he hit.264/.323/.405 with 17 Human Resources, 62 Reserve Bank of India and 20 Bachelor of Science. Baltimore Orioles
On August 30, 2014, De Aza was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league pitchers Miguel Chalas and Mark Blackmar.
In his first five games with the Orioles, De Aza hit two home runs, had three Reserve Bank of India, stole a base, scored four runs and batted.400. He was designated for assignment on May 27, 2015.
Boston Red Sox
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
On December 23, 2015, De Aza signed a 1-year, $5.75 million contract with the New York Mets.
In 2013, De Aza played for the eventual 2013 winning team from the Dominican Republic, having a.208 batting average and 3 Reserve Bank of India in 8 games as a center fielder, going 1 for 3 in the final game against Puerto Rico.
