Raymundo Antonio Torres Ruiz (12 April 1958 – 27 October 2012) was a Mexican

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outfielder who spent 22 seasons in professional baseball, including 20 in the

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Personal life

Torres was born in

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and died in

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at the age of 54 in a car accident.

Playing career

He began his career in 1977, playing for the

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. He remained with them through 1978. From 1979 to 1982, he played in the

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organization, before returning to the Mexican League partway through the 1982 season, where he remained until his retirement in 1998. He spent most of his Mexican League career with the

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. He was elected to the

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in 2006.Salon de la Fama
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