spanish pronunciation born june dominican_republic major_league baseball player stands feet tall weighs pounds switch hitter threw right handed career played san_francisco_giants chicago cubs detroit_tigers originally signed frequently praised defensive skills reached major leagues shortstop good years scarcely missed game won gold glove traded played trade proved unpopular teams joined san_francisco_giants lost starting job season released year signed chicago_cubs finished season spent years cubs starting shortstop reserve player getting traded detroit_tigers year finished career tigers tiger turned double play saved hitter series positive tests effectively ended career career colorado child played dominican_republic signed free agent age assigned single bend season posted batting average stole bases confident potential promoted single central valley exhibited strong defensive skills executing triple play history game batted year game considered prospects basis defense player development chief expressed confidence hitting improve got skills rush right like young guys moved double new haven batted improved fielding percentage considered prospect shortstop promoted triple colorado springs sky end season intention bringing major leagues year fact invited spring training spent year called end august making major league debut august season batting average improved commented manager guy year traditionally earns want hit games returned beginning season invited spring training man roster returned half season batted fielding percentage mid june summoned place time good batted year gradually replaced starting shortstop remained colorado primary shortstop seasons appearing games batting average averaged thirty doubles year fielding percentage dropped won gold glove season despite later reputation hitting managed offensive feats july hit cycle tied triples major_league_baseball got strong start doubt future colorado offered year million contract rejected accepting year million deal arbitration end dealt way deal sent sent colorado sportswriter criticized calling best shortstop national_league extraordinary defensive player capable offensive player team player arrived kansas_city amid widespread anger departure fan favorite facing games royal took low key approach going play game finished season kansas_city batting games started shortstop season batting average sank leading question air field inflated numbers sealed fate refusing enter late season game request manager end year looking million salary eventually claimed san_francisco_giants signed year million contract san_francisco_giants giants hoped fresh start rumors kansas_city problems secret trade deeply unpopular denver kansas_city commented feel happy like national_league happy colorado happy hit course season improvement previous season far cry colorado days returned season situation san_francisco uncomfortable signed starter second base quickly backup lost shortstop batting average staunch defender manager end odd man giants released august immediately chicago_cubs signed minor league contract chicago cubs cubs assigned triple iowa cubs played games called expanded roster september needed spark plug lineup going bats providing needed backup ailing games cubs hit cubs signed year contract worth million additional million bonuses manager everyday shortstop replace mainly strength defensive skills plate led walk percentage worst national_league finished season batting play short won rave reviews baker hard play better shortstop defensively season cubs signed year million contract season lost starting job shortstop found playing mixture second base short batting average base percentage high fallen late august cubs traded detroit_tigers minor league catcher tigers seeking replacement injured second baseman separated shoulder detroit_tigers arrived detroit pennant chase ended loss world series faced immediate criticism fans getting start manager felt obliged come defense guys making big deal don know talking got clue appearances regular season batting average appeared games playoffs reached base tigers retained season acknowledged improve play recommended trade responsibility don want people wrong impression like perform simple continued struggle posting batting average games played tigers uniform bright spot came june saved hitter milwaukee brewers turning possible base hit inning ending double play july suspended games mlb second positive test august suspended additional games positive test october filed free agency ending association tigers possible comeback february talk colorado signing minor league contract worth manager characterized end colorado backed citing younger players competing position foreign significant foreign career participated caribbean series named series mvp inducted played del personal success batting helped score runs inning played legacy poor offense colorado traded overshadowed defensive skills widely criticized low base percentage career lack power baseball analyzed statistics specifically value replacement player concluded negative impact teams played chicago sportswriter called worst offensive players baseball history
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