George Arias
| George Arias | |
|---|---|
MCAS Miramar in 2018 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: March 12, 1972 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 2, 1996, for the California Angels | |
| NPB: April 1, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: July 28, 1999, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: July 30, 2006, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| Runs batted in | 55 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 161 |
| Runs batted in | 436 |
| Teams | |
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George Alberto Arias (born March 12, 1972) is an American former baseball player in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.
Career
Arias was drafted by the
California Angels in the seventh round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft after graduating from the University of Arizona. He made his major league debut in 1996, and played 84 games, hitting .238 with seven home runs and 28 RBI
. He went back and forth between the majors and minor leagues after that.
In August 1997, the Angels traded Arias to the
Orix BlueWave
in Japan.
Arias became the regular
first base, and the Best Nine award that year. He left the Tigers after 2004, as they dropped him as they were making a bid to sign Yokohama BayStars foreign star Tyrone Woods, before the Chunichi Dragons got him, and signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals in 2005
, but was cut at the start of the season. He played in the Mexican League for the rest of the year.
Arias was signed by the Yomiuri Giants in June 2006, and made his debut with the Giants in July as an outfielder. He was unable to repeat his previous success, and was demoted to the minors after playing 17 games. He hit only .167 his last year, and was cut at the end of 2006.
In 639 games in NPB, Arias hit .259 with 169 home runs and 436 RBI.
See also
References
- ^ Guiremand, Steve (April 9, 1998). "Star's Arias has big dreams". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- ESPN Article on Arias