Angel Echevarria
| Angel Echevarria | |
|---|---|
 Echevarria with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2001 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 25, 1971 Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
| Died: February 7, 2020 (aged 48) Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: July 15, 1996, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 29, 2002, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| NPB: October 11, 2004, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .280 |
| Home runs | 21 |
| Runs batted in | 90 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 47 |
| Runs batted in | 138 |
| Teams | |
Angel Santos Echevarria (May 25, 1971 – February 7, 2020) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1996 to 2002. He also played in the Japanese Pacific League, from 2003 to 2004.[1]
Amateur career[]
Echevarria was a star baseball player at Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut, graduating in 1989.[2]
He attended Rutgers University, and in 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]
Echevarria was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 17th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.
Death[]
Echevarria had been sick with a stomach virus for a number of days; he then fell and hit his head at his home. He died on February 7, 2020, at the age of 48.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Ex-MLB player and Bridgeport native Angel Echevarria dies at 48". connecticut.news12.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Ex-Big Leaguer From CT Dies Suddenly At 48
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-MLB player and Bridgeport native Angel Echevarria dies at 48". connecticut.news12.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1971 births
- 2020 deaths
- Acereros de Monclova players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baseball players from Connecticut
- Bridgeport Bluefish players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Mexican League baseball first basemen
- Mexican League baseball left fielders
- Mexican League baseball right fielders
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- Orleans Firebirds players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball players
- Sportspeople from Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Atenienses de Manatí (baseball) players
- Bend Rockies players
- Central Valley Rockies players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Iowa Cubs players
- New Haven Ravens players