Ángel Aragón

Ángel Aragón (August 2, 1890 — January 24, 1952) was a professional baseball player and father of Jack Aragon. Aragón spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees.[1] He played in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1920.[2] Besides, he was also the first Cuban and Latin American player to wear a Yankees uniform.[3]

Ángel Aragón
Third baseman
Born: (1890-08-02)August 2, 1890
Havana, Cuba
Died: January 24, 1952(1952-01-24) (aged 61)
New York, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 1914, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
July 14, 1917, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.118
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
Teams

References

  1. "Angel Aragon". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  2. Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, pp. 98, 133, ISBN 078641250X
  3. Wilson, Nick C. (2005). Early Latino Ballplayers in the United States: Major, Minor and Negro Leagues, 1901-1949. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786420-12-4


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