Ángel Rafael Torres Ruiz (October 24, 1952 – February 1, 2025) was a Dominican

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who played in with the

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. He batted and threw left-handed. Torres had a 0–0 record, with a 2.16 ERA, in five games, in his one-year career. He was signed by the

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in 1971 as an amateur free agent. He was traded along with Bill Greif and

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from the Cardinals to the

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for

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, Steve Dunning and Pat Scanlon on November 8, 1976. He was then dealt to the Reds early in the 1977 season. Torres died on February 1, 2025, at the age of 72.

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