Junior Francisco Félix Sánchez (born October 3, 1967) is a Dominican former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1989-1994. His official listed birth date is October 3, 1967, but he was widely rumored to be older than his stated age, possibly as much as ten years older.[1]
Junior Félix | |
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![]() Félix in 1988 | |
Right fielder / Center fielder | |
Born: (1967-10-03) October 3, 1967 (age 55) Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 3, 1989, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 11, 1994, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 55 |
Runs batted in | 280 |
KBO statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 19 |
Runs batted in | 79 |
Teams | |
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On May 4, 1989, Félix hit the first pitch he saw in the big leagues for a home run off Kirk McCaskill, but his Blue Jays lost 3–2 in 10 innings.[2] He was the 27th American League player ever to homer in his first major league at-bat, and the 10th to do so on the first pitch.
In the same season on June 2, at Fenway Park, in Boston, Félix hit an inside the park grand slam.[3]
On September 2, 1990, Félix caught the final out of the Blue Jays' first no-hitter, thrown by Dave Stieb.[4]
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