Eider Torres
| Eider Torres | |
|---|---|
 Torres getting a hit for the Norfolk Tides against the Columbus Clippers | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: January 16, 1983 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 2008, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 7, 2008, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .222 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Eider Lenina Torres Sandoval (born January 16, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Playing career[]
From 2002 to 2006, Torres played in the Cleveland Indians farm system for the Burlington Indians, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, and Buffalo Bisons.
Baltimore Orioles[]
In 2007, Torres became a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played in their minor league system for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. On April 25, 2008, Torres' contract was purchased by Baltimore and he made his major league debut the next day. He appeared in a total of eight MLB games for Baltimore, batting 2-for-9 (.222).
- Later career
Torres became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.[1] During the 2009 season, he played for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. During the 2010 season, Torres played in the Colorado Rockies organization at the Triple-A and Double-A levels. Torres last played professionally in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
Post-playing career[]
In January 2019, the Boston Red Sox announced that Torres had been hired to serve as hitting coach for one Boston's teams in the Dominican Summer League.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "White Sox invite 18 to camp". iht.com. AP. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Red Sox set player development, Minors staffs". MLB.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Águilas del Zulia players
- Akron Aeros players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Bravos de Margarita players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Burlington Indians players (1986–2006)
- Charlotte Knights players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Kinston Indians players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Norfolk Tides players
- Pastora de los Llanos players
- Sportspeople from Maracaibo
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Minor league baseball coaches