Ángel Aragón
Cuban baseball player (1890-1952)
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Ángel Aragón (August 2, 1890 – January 24, 1952) was a Cuban professional baseball player and father of Jack Aragón. Aragón spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees.[1] He played in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1920.[2] He was also the first Cuban and Latin American player to play for the Yankees.[3]
| Ángel Aragón | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: August 2, 1890 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: January 24, 1952 (aged 61) New York, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 20, 1914, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 14, 1917, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .118 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Aragon became a scout for the New York Giants, a position he would serve until his death on January 25, 1952 at his home in Inwood, Manhattan.[4][5]