Arquimedez Pozo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pozo and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.
Arquimedez Pozo
Third baseman
Born: (1973-08-24)August 24, 1973
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 12, 1995, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: April 2, 1999, for the Yokohama BayStars
KBO: April 2, 2000, for the Haitai Tigers
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 1997, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB: October 6, 1999, for the Yokohama BayStars
KBO: May 28, 2000, for the Haitai Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.189
Home runs1
Runs batted in14
NPB statistics
Batting average.297
Home runs0
Runs batted in9
KBO statistics
Batting average.213
Home runs1
Runs batted in8
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Arquimedez Pozo Ortiz (born August 24, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the mid-1990s for the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox. He also played one season each in Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organization. Pozo's primary position was third base, and he occasionally played second base.

Career

Pozo was signed as an undrafted amateur free agent by the Seattle Mariners in August 1990.[1] He spent three years in the Mariners' minor league system, advancing from the Class A Short-Season Bellingham Mariners to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. Pozo made his major league debut on September 12, 1995, with Seattle, hitting a pop out in one at bat;[2] it was his only MLB appearance with the Mariners.

After starting the 1996 season with the Tacoma Rainiers, Pozo was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff Manto in July.[3] Pozo spent the next two seasons splitting time between Boston and the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. In his third game with the Red Sox, on July 28, 1996, he hit a grand slam off of Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Eddie Guardado.[4] In 26 MLB career games, Pozo batted 14-for-74 (.189) with one home run and 14 RBIs.[1]

After spending the entire 1998 season with the Pawtucket Red Sox, Pozo signed with the Yokohama BayStars of the Japanese Central League for 1999. In 91 games with Yokohama, Pozo batted .297 with nine home runs and 30 RBIs.

In 2000, Pozo played for the Haitai Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), batting .213 in 39 games, and the Tigres del México in the Mexican League. He played outfield rather than infield in the Mexican League. Pozo did not play professionally after the 2000 season.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arquimedez Pozo". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Seattle Mariners 14, Minnesota Twins 3". Retrosheet. September 12, 1995. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Sherwin, Bob (July 24, 1996). "M's Trade Young Pozo For Veteran Jeff Manto". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 8". Retrosheet. July 28, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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