About José Reyes (infielder)
José Bernabe Reyes is a Dominican-American former professional baseball infielder. He played most notably at shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies. In his first game, Reyes had five hits and four RBIs, and he completed the season with a.287 average, 27 steals and 26 extra-base hits in 65 games. Reyes spent the first two months of the 2003 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League, where he batted.269 and stole 26 bases in just 42 games. Reyes was the first teenager to play for the Mets since Gregg Jefferies in 1987, and the first to start a game since Dwight Gooden in 1984.
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