Colorado Rockies
Daza signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent in October 2010. He spent his first three professional seasons (2011-2013) playing for the Rookie-level DSL Rockies. He played for the Rookie-level Grand Junction Rockies in 2014,hitting .370/.415/.490/.905 with 4 home runs and 35 RBI. He split 2015 between the Low-A Boise Hawks and the Single-A Asheville Tourists,accumulating a .325/.358/.451/.809 batting line with 3 home runs and 53 RBI. He split his 2016 season between Asheville and the High–A Modesto Nuts,hitting a combined .303/.338/.402./740 with 3 home runs and 61 RBI. He spent 2017 with the High–A Lancaster JetHawks,hitting .341/.376/.466/.842 with 3 home runs and 87 RBI. [1] Daza played for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League after the 2017 regular season. [2]
The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. [3] He spent the 2018 season with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats,hitting .306/.330/.461/.791 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He appeared in just 54 games in 2018 after suffering a left shoulder injury in late July of that season. [4] Daza opened the 2019 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. [1]
The Rockies promoted Daza to the major leagues for the first time on April 9,2019,when David Dahl was placed on the injured list. [5] Daza made his major league debut on the same day,versus the Atlanta Braves. [6] Daza did not appear in a game for the Rockies in 2020,despite injuries to David Dahl and Ian Desmond's decision to opt out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] For the majority of the 2021 season,Daza was the starting center fielder for Colorado up until his injury in August. He ended up hitting .282 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI in 107 games.
Daza played in 113 games for the Rockies in 2022,slashing .301/.349/.384 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI. In 24 games to begin the 2023 season,he batted .270/.304/.351 with no home runs and 7 RBI. On May 5,2023,Daza was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Austin Wynns. [8] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 8. [9] In 39 games for the Isotopes,Daza batted .305/.350/.415 with 2 home runs,19 RBI,and 4 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6. [10]
Guerreros de Oaxaca
On May 19,2024,Daza was traded to the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. [12] In 58 games for Oaxaca,he batted .329/.356/.462 with four home runs,38 RBI,and seven stolen bases.
In 2025,Daza re-signed with Oaxaca for a second season.
