Robert Rey Palacios (born November 8, 1962) is an American former

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who played for the

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(MLB).

Career

Palacios attended

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. In 1982, he signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent, and was assigned to the Rookie-level

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for the 1983 minor league season. Palacios worked his way through the Tigers minor league organization, eventually reaching the Triple-A

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in 1987. In 1988, Palacios was traded to the Kansas City Royals, along with Mark Lee, for

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. He would play in five games for the Royals that year, hitting .091. Palacios split time in 1989 and 1990 with the Royals and the Triple-A

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, appearing in 96 MLB games and 38 Minor League games. He did not play at any level in 1991, and in 1992 played 29 games with the Double-A

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of the

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minor league organization. In 1993, Palacios played one game with the

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Triple-A affiliate, the

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, before retiring.

Personal life

His nephew,

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, was drafted in the fourth round of the

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by the

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, and made his MLB debut for Toronto in 2021. Another nephew,

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, was selected in the

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1962 births Living people Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from New York (state) Bristol Tigers players Lakeland Tigers players Birmingham Barons players Glens Falls Tigers players Toledo Mud Hens players Omaha Royals players Midland Angels players Rochester Red Wings players {{US-baseball-catcher-1960s-stub