Armando Ríos (born September 13, 1971) is a left-handed outfielder who played in
Major League Baseball
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from
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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through
2003
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.
Career
Rios played center field for
Louisiana State University
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from 1991 to 1993.
Armando Ríos first reached the majors in 1998 with the
San Francisco Giants
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, spending part of four seasons with them before moving to the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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(2001–02) and
Chicago White Sox
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(2003). His most productive season came in 2001, when he hit .260 in 95
games
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and posted career-highs in
home run
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s (14),
RBI
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(50),
runs (38),
hits
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(83) and
doubles (17).
Since his last MLB season, Rios has played in the
Pacific
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,
International, and
Atlantic
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leagues.
In 2006, Ríos played with the
Algodoneros de Guasave in the
Mexican Pacific League
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. In 2008, Ríos played for the
Tigres del Licey
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in the
Dominican Winter Baseball League. Currently, Ríos is playing baseball in
Carolina, Puerto Rico
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.
Ríos is an admitted user of performance-enhancing drugs, testifying in the
BALCO
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case after surgeries on his knee, elbow, and shoulder. He is one of the players mentioned in the 2007
Mitchell Report
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.
See also
*
List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
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*
References
External links
Baseball Library
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1971 births
Living people
Altoona Curve players
Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
Charlotte Knights players
Chicago White Sox players
Clinton LumberKings players
Fresno Grizzlies players
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball right fielders
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
Memphis Redbirds players
Nashville Sounds players
Ottawa Lynx players
Pan American Games medalists in baseball
Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
People from Santurce, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada
Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Pittsburgh Pirates players
San Francisco Giants players
San Jose Giants players
Shreveport Captains players
Toros de Tijuana players
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games