Armando Ríos

Armando Ríos (born September 13, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a 5' 9", 185 lb. left-handed outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 through 2003.

Armando Ríos first reached the majors in 1998 with the San Francisco Giants, spending part of four seasons with them before moving to the Pittsburgh Pirates (2001-02) and Chicago White Sox (2003). His most productive season came in 2001, when he hit .260 in 95 games and posted career-highs in home runs (14), RBI (50), runs (38), hits (83) and doubles (17).

In a six-season major's career, Ríos hit .269 with 36 home runs and 167 RBI in 419 games. Since his last major league season Rios has played in the Pacific, International, and Atlantic leagues.

In 2006 Ríos played with Algodoneros de Guasave in the Mexican Winter League. Ríos is expected to be back with Algodoneros in 2007. Ríos is currently (2008) playing for the Licey Tigers on the Dominican Winter League.

Ríos is an admitted user of performance-enhancing drugs, testifying in the BALCO case after surgeries on his knee, elbow and shoulder. He is one of the players mentioned in the 2007 Mitchell Report.

Awards

* 1993: College World Series All-Tournament team
* 1995: California League All-Star
* 1998:
**San Francisco Giants Minor League Player of the Year
**Pacific Coast League All-Star
* 2007 Caribbean Baseball World Series champion bat

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/armando-rios.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rios_Armando.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/riosar01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]