Félix Fermín | |||
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Shortstop | |||
Born: Mao, Dominican Republic |
October 9, 1963 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 8, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 7, 1996, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .259 | ||
Hits | 718 | ||
Runs batted in | 207 | ||
Teams | |||
Félix José Fermín Minaya (born October 9, 1963) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-1988), Cleveland Indians (1989-1993), Seattle Mariners (1994-1995) and Chicago Cubs (1996). He is the current manager of the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen in the Mexican League.
On August 22, 1989, Fermin tied an 87-year-old MLB record with four sacrifice hits in one game against the Seattle Mariners. Along with Reggie Jefferson, Fermín was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Omar Vizquel before the 1994 season. Fermín was a regular starter in 1995 when the Mariners won the American League's Western Division. He led the AL in sacrifice hits (32) in 1989; he also led the AL in most at bats per strikeout (34.3) in 1993. In 1996, Fermin was very nearly traded to the Yankees for Mariano Rivera.