Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Rican former

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(MLB)

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. He is the cousin of former MLB player

José Lind José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico", (Born May 1, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman, and former manager of the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish. He is the cousin of Onix Concepción (another forme ...

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Concepcion played for two teams during his seven-year career: the

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(1980–1985) and

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(1987). Concepcion made his major league debut on August 30, 1980, and played his final game on April 7, 1987. Concepcion was a member of the Royals team that won the

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. He scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 on a single by

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, which also drove in

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to win the game.

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1957 births Living people Bakersfield Outlaws players Fort Myers Royals players Gulf Coast Royals players Harrisburg Senators players Jacksonville Suns players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Omaha Royals players People from Dorado, Puerto Rico Pittsburgh Pirates players {{PuertoRico-baseball-shortstop-stub

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