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Encyclopedia > Alex Rios
Alex Rios
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Toronto Blue Jays — No. 15
Right Fielder
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 27, 2004 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Avg     .367
OBP     .386
HR     8

Alexis Israel Rios (born February 18, 1981 in Coffee, Alabama) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. He bats and throws right handed. Image File history File links Rios. ... The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field (e. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... The following are the events of the year 2004 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1991 â€¢ 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coffee in beverage form Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,423 sq. ... The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field (e. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 â€¢ 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1991 â€¢ 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home...


A top prospect in the Blue Jays organization for several years, Rios had considerable success in the organization's minor league system. In 2003 he hit .352 with 11 home runs and 82 RBI en route to winning the Double-A Eastern League Most Valuable Player award. The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... There are at least two different possible meanings for Eastern League: Eastern League - A professional baseball minor league in the United States Eastern League - One of two professional baseball minor leagues in Japan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...


Rios was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse for the start of the 2004 season and made the jump to the big leagues shortly thereafter. He finished his rookie season with Toronto hitting .286 with one home run, 55 runs and 28 RBI in 111 games. The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... The following are the events of the year 2004 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...


A player often tauted as having "unlimited" potential, Rios has begun to show why the Blue Jays have been so high on him in the 2006 season. As of May 16th, 2006, Rios was 2nd in the league in batting average (among qualified batters) with a .367 average, along with 8 home runs (he hit 11 in both his first two seasons combined), and 27 RBIs. He is also known as a very good defensive player, and is considered to be one a few "five-tool players", meaning he can hit for average, hit for power, play good defense, possesses a very good arm (in his rookie season he was 3rd in the MLB in outfield assists), and also has very good speed.


External links

  • ESPN - profile and daily updates
  • Baseball Reference - major league statistics
  • Sports Wired - minor league statistics

  Results from FactBites:
 
TSN : mlb - Canada's Sports Leader (1051 words)
Although Rios was rolling along with a batting average in the vicinity of.300 at the time, he was showing little of the power his six-foot-five, 195-pound frame should generate.
Rios would need hours of extra work in the batting cage to integrate the change and he and Brantley have been at it every day.
The new Rios has inspired enough confidence that manager John Gibbons moved him to the three-spot in the batting order after Corey Koskie was injured.
Toronto Blue Jays : News : Toronto Blue Jays News (1212 words)
Alex Rios had problems in the past because he was messing up his swing's timing with an extra step.
Rios will point out that, while he doesn't want to use it as an excuse, his average suffered due to the adjustments he was still getting accustomed to at the plate.
Rios is displaying the type of swings that have the Blue Jays believing this is the player they've been waiting to emerge for years.
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