Raymundo Antonio Torres Ruiz (12 April 1958 – 27 October 2012) was a Mexican baseball outfielder who spent 22 seasons in professional baseball, including 20 in the Mexican League.

Ray Torres
Outfielder
Born: (1958-04-12)12 April 1958 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Died: 27 October 2012(2012-10-27) (aged 54) Mérida, Yucatán Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Alacranes de Durango (1977–1979) Diablos Rojos del México (1982–1984) Leones de Yucatán (1984–1990, 1994–1998) Piratas de Campeche (1991–1993) Industriales de Monterrey (1991)
Member of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2009

Personal life

Torres was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and died in Mérida, Yucatán at the age of 54 in a car accident.[1]

Playing career

He began his career in 1977, playing for the Alacranes de Durango.^{[citation needed]} He remained with them through 1978. From 1979 to 1982, he played in the Chicago White Sox organization, before returning to the Mexican League partway through the 1982 season, where he remained until his retirement in 1998. He spent most of his Mexican League career with the Leones de Yucatán.[2]

He was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[3]

Sources

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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