Alex Ríos

Alex Ríos
Rios at batting practice during the 2015 post season with the Kansas City Royals
Free agent
Right fielder
Born: (1981-02-18) February 18, 1981 (age 35) Coffee, Alabama
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 27, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Batting average	.277
Hits	1,778
Home runs	169
Runs batted in	794
Stolen bases	253
On-base plus slugging	.755
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2004–2009) Chicago White Sox (2009–2013) Texas Rangers (2013–2014) Kansas City Royals (2015)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2006, 2007) World Series champion (2015) Hit for the cycle on September 23, 2013 Six hits in one game (July 7, 2013)

Medal record
Representing Puerto Rico
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
	2013 San Francisco	Team

Alexis Israel Ríos (born February 18, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals. A World Series champion with the Royals in 2015 over the New York Mets, Rios is also a two-time MLB All-Star selection. In 2013, he hit for the cycle and achieved six hits in one game. In 2007, he was a Fielding Bible Award winner for right fielders. He is a three-time World Baseball Classic participant with Puerto Rico.

Ríos was drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1999 MLB draft. A top prospect in the Blue Jays organization for several years, Ríos had considerable success in the organization's minor league system. In 2003 he hit .352 with 11 home runs and 82 RBIs en route to winning the Double-A Eastern League Most Valuable Player award. Ríos was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse for the start of the 2004 season and made the jump to the big leagues shortly thereafter.