- Joaquín Árias (baseball)
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Joaquín Árias
position=Second baseman
team=Texas Rangers
number=4
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|9|21
birthplace=Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic
debutdate=September 13
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Texas Rangers
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.314
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=10
teams=
*Texas Rangers (by|2006, by|2008-present)Joaquín Árias (born
September 21 ,1984 Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic ) is asecond baseman for the Texas Rangers.He was acquired by the Rangers from the
New York Yankees as part of the deal that sentAlfonso Soriano to the Rangers andAlex Rodriguez to the Yankees in mlby|2003. Árias made his Major League debut with the Rangers onSeptember 13 , mlby|2006, drawing a walk. To start the by|2007 season, he was put on the 15-daydisabled list and subsequently transferred to the 60-day DL with right shoulder inflammation. He missed nearly the entire season, playing in only 5 minor league games. OnAugust 18 , mlby|2008, Árias was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma.External links
* [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060222&content_id=1319464&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex Article on Rangers MLB Website]
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