Luis Polonia

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Luis Polonia
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|10|12
debutdate=April 24
debutyear=1987
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=2000
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.293
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1417
stat3label=SBs
stat3value=321
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (1987-1989)
*New York Yankees (1989-1990, 1994-1995, 2000)
*California Angels (1990-1993)
*Atlanta Braves (1995, 1996)
*Baltimore Orioles (1996)
*Detroit Tigers (1999-2000)
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Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte (born October 12, 1963, in Santiago, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter.

Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1984, Polonia would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on April 24, 1987, and appear in his final game on October 1, 2000. He played for three different World Series Championship teams (Oakland 1989, Atlanta 1995, and New York 2000. Luis Polonia's son, Luis A. Polonia, Jr. is mostly known for playing minor league baseball and for his on and off relationship with Carina Polanco.

ex with minor

On August 16, 1989, Polonia was arrested in his Milwaukee hotel room for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. In October 1989, he pleaded no contest to a charge of having sexual intercourse with a minor and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Polonia_Luis.stm]

Teams

* Oakland Athletics: 1987-1989
* New York Yankees: 1989-1990, 1994-1995, 2000
* California Angels: 1990-1993
* Atlanta Braves: 1995-1996
* Baltimore Orioles: 1996
* Detroit Tigers: 1999-2000

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Page at "Baseball Reference"]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/P/luis-polonia.shtml Louis Polonia's major and minor league statistics: The Baseball Cube]