Rey Palacios
Catcher
Born: (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962
Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1988, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average.193
Home runs3
Runs batted in19
Teams

Robert Rey Palacios (born November 8, 1962) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Palacios attended Kingsborough Community College in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York.[1] In 1982, he signed with the Detroit Tigers as an undrafted free agent, and was assigned to the Rookie-level Bristol Tigers for the 1983 minor league season.[1][2] Palacios worked his way through the Tigers minor league organization, eventually reaching the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in 1987. In 1988, Palacios was traded to the Kansas City Royals, along with Mark Lee, for Ted Power.[1][3] He would play in five games for the Royals that year, hitting .091.[1] Palacios split time in 1989 and 1990 with the Royals and the Triple-A Omaha Royals, appearing in 96 MLB games and 38 Minor League games.[2] He did not play at any level in 1991, and in 1992 played 29 games with the Double-A Midland Angels of the California Angels minor league organization.[2] In 1993, Palacios played one game with the Baltimore Orioles Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, before retiring.[2]

Personal life

His nephew, Josh, was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and made his MLB debut for Toronto in 2021.[4][5] Another nephew, Richie, was selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rey Palacios Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rey Palacios Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sports in brief". Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. September 1, 1988. p. 4. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Joshua Palacios Bio". auburntigers.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Blue Jays select OF Joshua Palacios in the 4th round of the 2016 MLB draft". bluebirdbanter.com. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Baseball legacies in MLB Draft". MLB.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.