Luis Alicea
| Luis Alicea | ||
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| Second Baseman | ||
| Born: July 29 1965 | ||
| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 23, 1988 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Final game | ||
| September 25, 2002 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .260 | |
| Home runs | 47 | |
| RBI | 422 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Luis René Alicea de Jesús (born July 29, 1965 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball and a current coach for the Boston Red Sox.
Alicea played for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles with his brother Edwin under head coach Mike Martin.
Baseball Career
He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st Round (23rd pick) of the June 2, 1986 amateur draft, and signed June 17 of that year. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1988. He remained with the Cardinals for five seasons batting .278 with 29 RBI on his last one.
On December 7, 1994 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey. He played one season with the Red Sox batting .270 with 44 RBI, but was waived by the team returning to the Cardinals on March 19, 1996. After one more season with the Cardinals, he signed with the Anaheim Angels as a free agent, and then with the Texas Rangers on December 9, 1997 with whom he remained for three seasons. It was in Texas that he had his best season establishing career highs with a .294 average, 85 runs, 159 hits, and 63 RBI. He played his last two seasons with the Kansas City Royals before retiring.
After his playing days ended, he managed the Lowell Spinners in 2004 and 2005 and was skipper of the Greenville Drive in 2006. On November 29, 2006, Alicea was named by the Red Sox as their first base coach in replacement of Bill Haselman.
Career Statistics
Alicea played 13 seasons, during which he played in 1341 games. He was a career .260 hitter, with 47 home runs and 422 runs batted in. He had a lifetime .346 on base percentage, and a .369 slugging percentage. He ranked in the top 5 in triples three times in his career (1992, 1997, 2000).
In 12 career postseason games, Alicea batted .267, with a .371 on-base percentage.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Bill Haselman |
Red Sox First Base
Coach 2007-current |
Succeeded by current |
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