Marcos Rafael Armas Ruiz (born August 5, 1969) is a
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n former
first baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...
in
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
who played for the
Oakland Athletics during the 1993 season. He was listed at 6' 5" (1.95 m) and 190 lb. (86 kg). He is the half-brother of former outfielder
Tony Armas
Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1976 to 1989. He is the father of pitcher Tony Armas Jr. and the older brother o ...
and uncle of pitcher
Tony Armas Jr.
Antonio José Armas (born April 29, 1978), better known as Tony Armas Jr., is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He spent most of his active career with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals of Major League Basebal ...
In one season with Oakland, Armas
batted .194 (6-for-31), with one
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
, two
doubles, seven
runs, and one
RBI in 15 games.
See also
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List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, ...
External links
Pura Pelota – Venezuelan Professional Baseball League career
1969 births
Living people
Arizona League Athletics players
Cardenales de Lara players
Caribes de Oriente players
Huntsville Stars players
Madison Muskies players
Major League Baseball first basemen
Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Modesto A's players
Oakland Athletics players
Olmecas de Tabasco players
People from Anzoátegui
Southern Oregon A's players
Tacoma Tigers players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
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