Andrés Thomas
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Andrés Thomas | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | November 10, 1963|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 1985, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 16, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .234 |
Home runs | 42 |
Runs batted in | 228 |
Teams | |
Andrés Péres Thomas (born November 10, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a shortstop for the Atlanta Braves from 1985-1990. He batted and threw right-handed. Thomas brought a power bat to the shortstop position for the Braves (13 HR each in 1988 and 1989); however, he struck out quite a bit (95 K's in 1988) and walked only 59 times in five seasons. His free-swinging prompted then-Braves' broadcaster Don Sutton to ask hypothetically during games, "Why would you even throw him a strike?" He was also an erratic fielder, leading all NL shortstops with 29 errors in 1988.
He was the manager of the Detroit Tigers' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League for 2006 [1]
References[]
- ^ "Tigers name Minor League coaches". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
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