Rick Aguilera

Rick Aguilera
Aguilera in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1961-12-31) December 31, 1961 (age 55) San Gabriel, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 1985, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 6, 2000, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	86–81
Earned run average	3.57
Strikeouts	1,030
Saves	318
Teams
New York Mets (1985–1989) Minnesota Twins (1989–1995) Boston Red Sox (1995) Minnesota Twins (1996–1999) Chicago Cubs (1999–2000)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1991–1993) 2× World Series champion (1986, 1991) Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame

Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 16-year baseball career, he pitched from 1985 to 2000 for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs.

Aguilera attended Edgewood High School in West Covina, California, and played third base for their baseball team. Following graduation, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 37th round of the 1980 amateur draft on June 3, but did not sign and instead chose to attend Brigham Young University (BYU). After three years at BYU, in which he had made the transition from third base to pitcher, the Mets drafted him in the third round of the 1983 amateur draft on June 6.

Although he did not sign with the Mets organization until September, he was able to get into 16 games (going 5–6 with a 3.72 ERA in 104 innings) for the Little Falls Mets in the low A-ball New York–Penn League. The following season he was promoted to the Lynchburg Mets in the high-A Carolina League where he was 8–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings before being promoted to the Jackson Mets in the AA Texas League. In 1985, Aguilera was promoted to the AAA Tidewater Tides and was 6–4 with a 2.51 ERA in 11 starts before being promoted to the majors.