Stan Javier

Stanley Julián Antonio Javier [hah-ve-ERR] (born January 9, 1964 in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and switch-hitter who played with the New York Yankees (1984), Oakland Athletics (1986-90, 1994-95), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-92), Philadelphia Phillies (1992), California Angels (1993), San Francisco Giants (1996-99), Houston Astros (1999) and Seattle Mariners (2000-01). His father, Julián Javier, was a second baseman for the Cardinals and named his son for teammate and close friend Stan Musial. Stan's Godfather.

Javier was a talented baseball player and a classic fourth outfielder: someone who can give a club good defense, blazing speed, and a switch-hitting bat with decent average, but who cannot sustain his play over a full season. His production was good from both sides of the plate, and he had a strong arm with excellent range, being able to play any outfield position. He is also one of only three players to bat against (current Red Sox manager) Terry Francona, and the only one who struck out (on three pitches).

Stan was a winner and a sought after player every year around the trading dateline because of the many different ways to win that he brought to the table.

In his 17-year career, Javier batted .269 with 57 home runs, 503 RBI, 781 runs scored and 246 stolen bases in 1763 games and collected a World Series ring with the A's in the 1989 Earthquake Series. His career highlights included finishing tenth in the AL in stolen bases in 1994, with 24, and seventh in the AL in steals in 1995, with 36.

Javier hit the first Interleague home run in Major League history against the Texas Rangers while playing for the San Francisco Giants.^{[citation needed]}

In the Dominican Winter Baseball league, Stan won two batting titles back to back years and was named the all-time center fielder for the Aguilas Cibaenas, teaming up with his father Julian Javier, who was named the all time second baseman for the same team.

He was named the general manager of the Dominican Baseball team in the first World Baseball Classic in 2006 and named again the general manager for the 2009 series.

He is an avid fan of equestrian sports and currently his daughters (Carla and Marcel) have won many events in equestrian competitions.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB
• List of second generation MLB players

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference