About Alex Ríos
Alexis Israel Ríos is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals. A World Series champion with the Royals in 2015, Rios is a two-time MLB All-Star. In 2007, he was a Fielding Bible Award winner for right fielders. In 2013, he hit for the cycle and achieved six hits in one game. Rios is a three-time World Baseball Classic participant with the Puerto Rico national baseball team. Ríos was drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1999 MLB draft. By June 6, 2006, Ríos was first in the league in batting average (among qualified batters) with a.359 average, along with 11 home runs — a new personal best only 60 games into the 2006 season, and 43 RBI. He led all competitors by hitting 19 home runs throughout the contest, but the final round was won by Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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