Andrés Péres Thomas (born November 10, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a shortstop for the Atlanta Braves from 1985-1990. He batted and threw right-handed. Thomas brought a power bat to the shortstop position for the Braves (13 HR each in 1988 and 1989); however, he struck out quite a bit (95 Ks in 1988) and walked only 59 times in five seasons. His free-swinging prompted then-Braves' broadcaster Don Sutton to ask hypothetically during games, "Why would you even throw him a strike?" He was also an erratic fielder, leading all NL shortstops with 29 errors in 1988.
| Andrés Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 10, 1963 Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1985, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Home runs | 42 |
| Runs batted in | 228 |
| Teams | |
He was the manager of the Detroit Tigers' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League for 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Tigers name Minor League coaches". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
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