Английская Википедия:George Arias
Шаблон:About Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography George Alberto Arias (born March 12, 1972) is an American former baseball player in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.
Career
Arias was drafted by the California Angels in the seventh round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft after graduating from the University of Arizona. He made his major league debut in Шаблон:Mlby, and played 84 games, hitting .238 with seven home runs and 28 RBI. He went back and forth between the majors and minor leagues after that, and was traded to the San Diego Padres during the Шаблон:Mlby season. He played with the Padres until Шаблон:Mlby, before joining the Orix BlueWave in Japan.
Arias became the regular third baseman in his first year with the BlueWave, and was the team's best power hitter, hitting 38 home runs in Шаблон:Baseball year. He was a slow but solid fielder, and had a strong arm. Arias was a very streaky hitter, and had a very low batting average with runners in scoring position. He signed with the Hanshin Tigers in Шаблон:Baseball year, and hit 38 home runs with 107 RBI in Шаблон:Baseball year, contributing to the Tigers' league championship. He also won a Golden Glove award at first base, and the Best Nine award that year. He left the Tigers after Шаблон:Baseball year, as they dropped him as they were making a bid to sign Yokohama BayStars foreign star Tyrone Woods, before the Chunichi Dragons got him, and signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals in Шаблон:Baseball year, but was cut at the start of the season. He played in the Mexican League for the rest of the year.
Arias was signed by the Yomiuri Giants in June Шаблон:Baseball year, and made his debut with the Giants in July as an outfielder. He was unable to repeat his previous success, and was demoted to the minors after playing 17 games. He hit only .167 his last year, and was cut at the end of 2006.
In 639 games in NPB, Arias hit .259 with 169 home runs and 436 RBI.
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