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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
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
Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1990) California Angels (1991–1992) Florida Marlins (1993) Detroit Tigers (1994) LG Twins (1998–1999)

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]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

• Junior Félix at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

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