Alex Ríos Notable

b. February 18, 1981 · Toronto Blue Jays 2004–2009, Chicago White Sox 2009–2013, Texas Rangers 2013–2014, Kansas City Royals 2015

Alex Ríos played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2015.

He collected 1,778 hits over 1,691 games, batting .277 with 794 runs batted in. He finished with 169 home runs, 374 doubles, 63 triples and 253 stolen bases.

He played 1,656 games in the outfield, with 3,503 putouts and 48 errors.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2006 to 2007. He hit for the cycle in 2013.

He was born in Coffee, AL, USA on February 18, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2006, 2007
Player of the Week	2	2008, 2013

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2004	TOR	111	426	55	122	24	7	1	28	31	84	15	.286
2005	TOR	146	481	71	126	23	6	10	59	28	101	14	.262
2006	TOR	128	450	68	136	33	6	17	82	35	89	15	.302
2007	TOR	161	643	114	191	43	7	24	85	55	103	17	.297
2008	TOR	155	635	91	185	47	8	15	79	44	112	32	.291
2009	CHW/TOR	149	582	63	144	31	2	17	71	37	107	24	.247
2010	CHW	147	567	89	161	29	3	21	88	38	93	34	.284
2011	CHW	145	537	64	122	22	2	13	44	27	68	11	.227
2012	CHW	157	605	93	184	37	8	25	91	26	92	23	.304
2013	CHW/TEX	156	616	83	171	33	4	18	81	41	108	42	.278
2014	TEX	131	492	54	138	30	8	4	54	23	93	17	.280
2015	KCR	105	385	40	98	22	2	4	32	15	67	9	.255
Career	—	1691	6419	885	1778	374	63	169	794	400	1117	253	.277

On this day & linked events

1981

Born February 18, 1981

Coffee, AL, USA

2004

Major-league debut: Alex Ríos

Alex Ríos made a major-league debut on May 27, 2004.

2013

Alex Ríos Hits for the Cycle, 2013

Alex Ríos hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros on September 23, 2013.

2015

Final major-league game: Alex Ríos

Alex Ríos played a final major-league game on October 4, 2015.

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