Tony Batista Notable

b. December 9, 1973 · Oakland Athletics 1996–1997, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998–1999, Toronto Blue Jays 1999–2001, Baltimore Orioles 2001–2003, Montreal Expos 2004, Minnesota Twins 2006, Washington Nationals 2007

Tony Batista played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1996 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2007.

Across 1,309 games he batted .251, with 1,146 hits and 625 runs. He finished with 221 home runs, 226 doubles and 47 stolen bases.

He played 807 games at third base, with 1,551 assists and 96 errors. He turned 174 double plays. He also played 260 games at shortstop.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2000 and 2002.

He was born in Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, D.R. on December 9, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2000, 2002
Player of the Week	1	2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	OAK	74	238	38	71	10	2	6	25	19	49	7	.298
1997	OAK	68	188	22	38	10	1	4	18	14	31	2	.202
1998	ARI	106	293	46	80	16	1	18	41	18	52	1	.273
1999	ARI/TOR	142	519	77	144	30	1	31	100	38	96	4	.277
2000	TOR	154	620	96	163	32	2	41	114	35	121	5	.263
2001	BAL/TOR	156	579	70	138	27	6	25	87	32	113	5	.238
2002	BAL	161	615	90	150	36	1	31	87	50	107	5	.244
2003	BAL	161	631	76	148	20	1	26	99	28	102	4	.235
2004	MON	157	606	76	146	30	2	32	110	26	78	14	.241
2006	MIN	50	178	24	42	12	0	5	21	15	27	0	.236
2007	WSN	80	101	10	26	3	0	2	16	12	14	0	.257
Career	—	1309	4568	625	1146	226	17	221	718	287	790	47	.251

On this day & linked events

1973

Born December 9, 1973

Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, D.R.

1996

Major-league debut: Tony Batista

Tony Batista made a major-league debut on June 3, 1996.

2007

Final major-league game: Tony Batista

Tony Batista played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.

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