René Reyes (born February 21, 1978) is a Venezuelan former

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and

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. He played for the

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(MLB) in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Career

His only MLB experience came as a member of the

in part of two seasons spanning –. In a two-season career, Reyes batted .220 with two

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s and eight RBI in 81 games. After spending 2006 with the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz of the

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, 2007 with the Petroleros de Minatitlan, and 2008–2011 with the

Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: "Puebla Parrots") are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla, Mexico. History The state of Puebla came upon baseball in the early 1920s when returning Poblanos that had come from militar ...

, Reyes signed with the

Rieleros de Aguascalientes The Rieleros de Aguascalientes (English: Aguascalientes Railroaders) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Aguascalientes, Mexico. History Baseball arrived in Aguascalientes in hand with the railroad at the beginning o ...

on March 16, 2012. On June 29, 2013, Reyes was traded to the

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. On March 31, 2014, Reyes was assigned to the

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in , , , ...

. On February 6, 2015, Reyes signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes, but on May 8, he was released. On May 21, 2015, he was assigned to the

Toros de Tijuana The Toros de Tijuana (or Tijuana Bulls) are a Mexican Baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They are members of the Mexican Baseball League and play their home games at Estadio Chevron. Team history Original Attempt The fran ...

, but released on July 6. On May 10, 2016, Reyes signed with the Vaqueros de Unión Laguna. On September 21, 2016, he was released. On May 16, 2017, Reyes signed with the

Tigres de Quintana Roo The Quintana Roo Tigers (), formerly known as the Mexico (City) Tigers () are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (). The team has won twelve champio ...

. On July 5, 2017, he was traded to the

Olmecas de Tabasco The Olmecas de Tabasco (English: Tabasco Olmecs) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero. The Olmecas won their only Mexican Leag ...

. On July 18, 2017, Reyes was released.

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1978 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Arizona League Rockies players Asheville Tourists players Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Bravos de Margarita players Cardenales de Lara players Caribes de Anzoátegui players Carolina Mudcats players Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen players Diablos Rojos del México players Leones del Caracas players Leones de Yucatán players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mexican League baseball first basemen Mexican League baseball outfielders Olmecas de Tabasco players People from Nueva Esparta Pericos de Puebla players Petroleros de Minatitlán players Rieleros de Aguascalientes players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players Tiburones de La Guaira players Toros de Tijuana players Tigres de Quintana Roo players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela {{Venezuela-baseball-outfielder-stub

Career

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