Andy Abad
| Andy Abad | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: August 25, 1972 West Palm Beach, Florida | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: April 7, 2000, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| MLB: September 10, 2001, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: August 27, 2000, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| MLB: April 13, 2006, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .163 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .095 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Fausto Andrés Abad (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player. Listed at 6' 1" (1.85 m), 184 lb. (83 kg), Abad batted and threw left handed. He is also known as Tulile (to-lee'-leh) in the Dominican Republic.
Born in
Professional career
Abad was selected by the
In 1994 he advanced to Single-A
He was sent back down to Single-A Sarasota in 1996, and hit .287 for them before rejoining Trenton, where he batted .277.
In 1997 he hit .303 in 45 games for Trenton, while collecting the first of multiple .300-plus seasons.
Abad opened 1998 with Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, where he hit .307 with 16 home runs and stole 10 bases. The next season, he hit 15 home runs and again posted 10 steals, but was released on October 15, 1999.
In between, Abad had three productive seasons for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuela Winter League between 1996 and 1999 and also played in the Caribbean Series.[1][2]
He then went overseas, joining the
Abad made his debut with Oakland late in September, appearing as a
After the 2001 season, Abad was granted free agency and later signed with the
In 2003, he returned with Boston and was assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket, where he posted a .304 average with 13 homers and 93 RBI in 124 games. He made both the International League and Baseball America All-Star teams that season.
He returned to the big leagues during the regular season for a little more than a week with the Red Sox. Appearing in nine games, he hit just .118 in 17 at-bats.
Abad was picked up by the
In 2006, Abad signed with the Cincinnati Reds and was included in the opening day 25 man roster. He went 0-for-3 with two walks in only five games and was demoted to Triple-A Louisville Bats, where he hit .267 with nine home runs and 32 RBI in 83 games. He was granted free agency and later signed by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007. He then was assigned to the Nashville Sounds, for whom he hit .316 in 269 at-bats.
Abad became a free agent before the 2008 season. He was signed by the
Abad also appeared as an emergency pitcher in six minor league seasons spanning 1994–2007. He posted a 3.86 earned run average in seven games, allowing four runs on 12 hits and one walk, including two homers, while striking out four batters in 10 innings of work.
Coaching career
In 2008, Abad was named the hitting coach for the Yakima Bears, a Low-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[3] He later worked as a roving instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010.
He currently resides in Jupiter, Florida.
References
- ^ Pura Pelota website – Fausto (Andy) Abad entry
- ^ NotiTarde.com – Andy Abad: Uno más de la familia Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ "D-backs announce Minor League coaching staffs". MLB.com. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
