Alex Rios

Number 15

NAME: Alexis Israel Rios
NUMBER: 15
POSTITION: Right Fielder
PITCHES: Right
BATS: Right
DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1981
BIRTHPLACE: Coffee, Alabama

From: Wikipedia.

Alexis Israel Rios (born February 18, 1981 in Coffee, Alabama) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder, that plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. He bats and throws right handed. He was drafted in the first round (19th overall) in the 1999 MLB draft.

He had his first multi-home run game on June 12, 2006, facing the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre.

A top prospect in the Blue Jays organization for several years, Rios had considerable success in the organization's minor league system. In 2003 he hit .352 with 11 home runs and 82 RBI en route to winning the Double-A Eastern League Most Valuable Player award.

Rios was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse for the start of the 2004 season and made the jump to the big leagues shortly thereafter. He finished his rookie season with Toronto hitting .286 with one home run, 55 runs and 28 RBI in 111 games.

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