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Luis Aquino

Puerto Rican baseball playerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colón and the second or maternal family name is Aquino.

Luis Antonio Colón Aquino (born May 19, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1986), Kansas City Royals (1988–1992), Florida Marlins (1993–1994), Montreal Expos (1995) and San Francisco Giants (1995).

Career

Aquino signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1981 and made his major league debut with Toronto in 1986. He was later traded to the Kansas City Royals for Juan Beníquez. Aquino played most of his professional career with the Royals, but also had major league appearances for the Marlins, Expos and Giants.

In a nine-year career, Aquino posted a 31–32 record with five saves and an ERA of 3.68, lower than the league average over his career.

Aquino was a member of the inaugural Florida Marlins team that began play in 1993.

See also

  • List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or:Fangraphs, or:Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Baseball Library
  • The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time- #80 Luis Aquino