Félix José
Félix José | |||
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Right fielder | |||
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | May 2, 1965|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 2, 1988, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 28, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .280 | ||
Home runs | 54 | ||
Runs batted in | 324 | ||
Teams | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Domingo Félix Andújar José (born May 2, 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks between 1988 and 2003. He was also a member of Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization in 1999, 2001, and 2006-2007.
During his time in Oakland, the Athletics appeared in three straight World Series; while he was not on the postseason roster in any of those years, José was awarded a World Series ring for the team's 1989 series win. José was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1991 with the Cardinals. In an 11-season Major League career, José posted a .280 batting average with 54 home runs and 324 RBI in 747 games played.
He last played in 2009 for the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League, and was leading the league in batting average in June.
January 2017 Korean and Mexican League MVP was selected as the "Star" Coach of America's Next Top Baseball Players a reality television series focusing on finding undiscovered raw talent in the Dominican Republic.
Winter league
José played in the Dominican Professional Baseball League with Tigres del Licey until the 1997-98 season, having debuted in the 1986-87 season and hitting 14 home runs before being transferred to Estrellas Orientales and with this club he set a league record on November 19, 2005 when he hit his 60th home run.[1] He was inducted into the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]
References
- ^ "Félix José" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Félix José electo inmortal" (in Spanish). El Nacional. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Preceded by Kal Daniels Barry Bonds |
National League Player of the Month April 1991 May 1992 |
Succeeded by David Justice Cory Snyder |
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