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Joaquín Arias (baseball)

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Joaquín Arias
Árias with the San Francisco Giants
Infielder
Born: (1984-09-21) 21 September 1984 (age 40)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
13 September, 2006, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
24 July, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.265
Home runs7
Runs batted in95
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Arias batting for the New York Mets in 2010.

Joaquín Arias (born 21 September 1984) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants.

Early life

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Arias was born on 21 September 1984, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Professional career

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Minor leagues

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Arias signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2001. He batted .266 for the Battle Creek Yankees of the Class A Midwest League in 2003.[1]

The Texas Rangers acquired Arias on 23 March 2004, completing a trade made 36 days earlier on 16 February that sent Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano.[2] Among five Yankees prospects offered to the Rangers, Arias was selected over Robinson Canó because he was a more polished defender and two years younger.[1]

Texas Rangers (2006, 2008–2010)

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Arias made his Major League debut with the Rangers on 13 September 2006, drawing a walk against the Detroit Tigers.[3]

New York Mets (2010)

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Arias was designated for assignment on 24 August 2010[4] and traded to the New York Mets on 31 August for Jeff Francoeur.[citation needed]

Kansas City Royals

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On 4 November 2010, Arias was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals,[5] but the Royals designated Arias for assignment on 19 December to make room on the 40-man roster for the prospects acquired in the Zack Greinke trade.[6]

San Francisco Giants (2012–2015)

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The San Francisco Giants signed Arias to a minor league contract on 15 December 2011. After spending the 2012 Spring training with the Giants, he was assigned to Fresno Grizzlies, Giants' Triple-A affiliate, on 5 April. He played 18 games for the Grizzlies, hitting .400 with 2 home runs and 17 runs batted in (RBIs). The Giants called up Arias on 25 April.[7]

2012

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Arias hit his first major-league home run in his 331st career major-league at-bat on 22 May 2012. The two-run homer off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum gave San Francisco a 4–0 lead in the 4th inning of a game the Giants would go on to win by a score of 6–4.[8] On 13 June 2012, playing third base, Arias fielded a tricky grounder by Jason Castro, who was pinch-hitting for Xavier Cedeño. Arias, stumbling backwards as he gloved the ball, quickly threw the baseball to first base for the final out of Matt Cain's perfect game.[9][10][11] On 22 August 2012, he accumulated a single-game career high of five RBIs.[12] In total, Arias appeared in 112 games of the 2012 regular season, batting .270 with 5 home runs and 34 RBIs. He was also hit by pitches a team-high 5 times.[13]

The Giants finished the 2012 season as World Series Champions. During the postseason Arias appeared in 12 games, all of them as a mid- to late-inning replacement. On 10 October, during the Division Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Arias entered the game in the fourth inning and had two hits in three times at bat. Both hits were doubles, after both of which Arias eventually scored runs in a game the Giants won 8–3. Overall for the postseason, Arias went 3-for-8 (.375) with three runs scored.[14]

2013

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On 24 June 2013, Arias left a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning with a left hamstring injury after scoring from first base on a double by Andrés Torres.[15] The injury only sidelined Arias for a little over a week and he took the field for the Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on 3 July.[16] However, his return proved to be short-lived when he required an emergency appendectomy late on the night of 7 July. The following day the Giants placed him on the 15-day disabled list.[17] He was re-activated and returned to the team on 26 July.[18] Arias started 47 games, appeared in 102 games, batting .271 with 19 RBIs.[19]

2014

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On 23 January 2014, Arias and the Giants agreed on a two-year, $2.6-million contract.[19] Arias appeared in 107 games, batting .254 with 15 RBIs. In the 2014 postseason, Arias appeared in 8 games, batting 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored, as the Giants won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals.[20]

2015

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On 28 April 2015, Arias hit 3-for-3 off Clayton Kershaw, becoming the first Giant get three hits off Kershaw in one game.[21] Arias appeared in 40 games, batting .207, before being designated for assignment on 27 July.[22] Árias cleared waivers and was assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[23]

Arizona Diamondbacks

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On 13 December 2015, Arias signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[24] He was released on 31 March 2016.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kepner, Tyler (1 September 2010). "Newest Met Is a Footnote in Yankees History". Bats.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Rangers acquire SS Joaquin Arias from Yankees" (Press release). Texas.rangers.mlb.com. 23 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Box Score, September 13, 2006". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ Grant, Evan (24 August 2010). "Rangers purchase contract of Alex Cora, designate Joaquin Arias for assignment | Texas Rangers Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News". Rangersblog.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  5. ^ Kaegel, Dick (4 November 2010). "Kansas City Royals claim infielder Joaquin Arias off waivers; Mets trim 40-man roster". mlb.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010.
  6. ^ Leach, Matthew; Kaegel, Dick. "KC parts with Greinke, picks up heap of talent". MLB.com.
  7. ^ Goheen, Kevin (26 April 2012). "Arias brought up to bolster Giants' infield". sfgiants.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. ^ "May 22, 2012 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ^ "June 13, 2012 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  10. ^ Kaduk, Kevin (14 June 2012). "Sweet! San Francisco's Matt Cain throws perfect game against Houston Astros". Big League Stew. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. ^ Schoenfield, David (14 June 2012). "Did Matt Cain throw greatest game ever?". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  12. ^ Haft, Chris (22 August 2012). "Giants sweep Dodgers behind Arias' big night". sfgiants.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.[dead link]
  13. ^ "2012 San Francisco Giants Batting, Pitching and Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Joaquin Arias Postseason Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  15. ^ Felkins, Melissa (24 June 2013). "Arias Leaves Game After Hamstring Injury". Around the Foghorn. Around the Foghorn and FanSided, LLC. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  16. ^ "July 3, 2013 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2000–2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  17. ^ Haft, Chris (8 July 2013). "Arias hits DL after appendectomy". SFGiants.com: News. MLB Advanced Media L.P. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  18. ^ Owens, Andrew (26 July 2013). "Giants send down Dunning as Arias returns". SFGiants.com: News. MLB Advanced Media L.P. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  19. ^ a b Haft, Chris (23 January 2014). "Giants, utility man Arias settle on two-year contract". MLB.com.
  20. ^ Greenberg, Chris (30 October 2014). "Giants Win 2014 World Series With Game 7 Heroics From Madison Bumgarner". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  21. ^ Schulman, Henry (28 April 2015). "Giants Splash: Notes on Bumgarner, Belt and more". San Francisco Chronicle.
  22. ^ Steward, Carl (27 July 2015). "Giants designate Arias for assignment". San Jose Mercury News.
  23. ^ "Arias clears waivers, stays with Giants organization". CSN Bay Area. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015.
  24. ^ Polishuk, Mark (13 December 2015). "Diamondbacks To Sign Joaquin Arias To Minors Deal". MLB Trade Rumors.
  25. ^ "Diamondbacks' Joaquin Arias: Released Thursday". cbssports.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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