Tony Perezchica
Tony Perezchica | |
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Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 21 | |
Infielder / Third base coach | |
Born: Mexicali, Mexico | 20 April 1966|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
7 September, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
20 May, 1992, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .228 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
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As player
As coach
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Antonio Llamas Perezchica (born 20 April 1966) is a Mexican professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1988-1992. He is currently the third base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career
San Francisco Giants
Perezchica was drafted by the
In his second professional season,
He spent the 1986 season with the Class-A Fresno Giants of the California League. Perezchica hit .279 with 30 doubles, eight triples, and nine home runs in 126 games.
With the Double-A Shreveport Captains of the Texas League in 1987 hit .319 with 24 doubles, one triple and 11 home runs in 89 games.
The next season,
Perezchica played the 1989 season at the Triple-A level with the Phoenix Firebirds of the Pacific Coast League. He hit .231 with 11 doubles, three triples and eight home runs in 94 games. He did not play at the Major League level in 1989.
In 1990, Perezchica again split the season with the Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds and the Giants. He hit .268 with 22 doubles, six triples and nine home runs. With the Major League club in 1990 Perezchica had one hit in three at-bats. He played two games at second base and two games at shortstop.
He spent his final season in the Giants organization in
Cleveland Indians
On 6 August 1991 the
In 1992, Perezchica split the season between the Indians and the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He hit only .171 at Triple-A with one double, two home runs and nine RBIs. At the Major League level, Perezchica hit .100 with only two hits in 20 at-bats. He was granted free agency after the season.
New York Yankees
In
In his final season, 1995, Perezchica spent the entire season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. He batted .257 with 12 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 44 RBIs and three stolen bases.
Coaching career
New York Yankees
Perezchica began his coaching career as the
Arizona Diamondbacks
He began his managerial career in
After the 2016 season, the Diamondbacks hired Perezchica as their third base coach.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Player Development" (PDF). Arizona Diamondbacks. arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Former PSHS star Perezchica named Diamondbacks third-base coach".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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Preceded by | Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach 2017– |
Succeeded by Incumbent
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