Quilvio Veras
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| Quilvio Veras | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: April 3, 1971 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 1995, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 13, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 32 | ||
| Run batted in | 239 | ||
| Stolen bases | 183 | ||
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Quilvio Alberto Veras Perez (born April 3, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
During the 1998 season, Veras had to leave a game because his brother had been murdered in the Dominican Republic.[1]
On July 15, 1999 he scored the first ever run at Safeco Field.[2]
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1989, Veras made his Major League Baseball debut with the Florida Marlins on April 25, 1995, and appeared in his final game on July 13, 2001.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
References
- ↑ "Veras' brother shot to death," San Diego Union-Tribune, June 27, 1998, pg. D-1
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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