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Jorge Fábregas

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Jorge Fábregas
Fábregas with the California Angels in 1996
Catcher
Born: (1970-03-13) March 13, 1970 (age 54)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1994, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2002, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average.241
Home runs23
Runs batted in211
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Teams

Jorge Fábregas (/ɔːr ˈfæbərɡæs/ JORJ FAB-ər-gass, Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe ˈfaβɾeɣas]; born March 13, 1970) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for eight teams during a nine-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career.

Career

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Fábregas an alumnus of the University of Miami. In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 1990 to play with the Hyannis Mets.[1]

Drafted by the California Angels in the first round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, Fábregas made his MLB debut with the California Angels on April 24, 1994. He played his final MLB game, at the age of 32, on September 27, 2002, with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Fábregas played for the California/Anaheim Angels (1994-1997, 2001-2002), Chicago White Sox (1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), New York Mets (1998), Florida Marlins (1999), Atlanta Braves (1999), Kansas City Royals (2000) and Milwaukee Brewers (2002)

With the exception of two seasons during his nine-year career, Fábregas was a back-up catcher. His career batting average was .241 and he had 23 career home runs.

References

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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