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Ramón Avilés

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Ramón Avilés
Second baseman
Born: (1949-01-22)January 22, 1949
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Died: January 27, 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 71)
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1981, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.268
Home runs2
Runs batted in24
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Ramón Antonio Avilés Miranda (January 22, 1949 – January 27, 2020) [1] was a Puerto Rican backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981). He batted and threw right-handed.[2]

In a four-season career, totalling 117 games played, Avilés posted a .268 batting average (51-for-190) with two home runs and 24 runs batted in.

Avilés is the uncle of Mike Avilés, a former major league infielder.

He managed Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Gigantes de Carolina after moving back to Puerto Rico.

Avilés died on January 27, 2020, from complications of diabetes and high blood pressure at his home in Manatí, Puerto Rico.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ramón Avilés biography". www.sabr.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ramon Aviles Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Reyes, Fernando Ribas (January 28, 2020). "Fallece el exgrandesligas Ramón Avilés". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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