Joaquín Árias (baseball)
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Árias with the San Francisco Giants
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| Free agent | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: September 21, 1984 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 13, 2006, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .265 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 95 | ||
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Joaquín Árias (born September 21, 1984) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants.
Árias signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2001. He batted .266 for the Battle Creek Yankees of the Class A Midwest League in 2003.
The Texas Rangers acquired Árias on March 23, 2004, completing a trade made 36 days earlier on February 16 that sent Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano. Among five Yankees prospects offered to the Rangers, Árias was selected over Robinson Canó because he was a more polished defender and two years younger. Árias made his Major League debut with the Rangers on September 13, 2006, drawing a walk.
Árias was designated for assignment on August 24, 2010 and traded to the New York Mets on August 31 for Jeff Francoeur.
On November 4, 2010, Árias was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals, but the Royals designated Árias for assignment on December 19 to make room on the 40-man roster for the prospects acquired in the Zack Greinke trade.
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