- Sergio Contreras
Sergio Alberto Contreras (Born:
April 30 ,1980 inObregon, Sonora, Mexico ) is a minor league outfielder and first baseman currently in theMexican League . He is 5'11" tall and he weighs 180 pounds. He throws and bats left-handed. His twin brother, Albino, has also played professional baseball.On
June 5 ,1999 , he was signed by the Anaheim Angels as a nondrafted free agent. His first professional year started out a little bumpy-in 63 games with the Angels of theDominican Summer League , he hit only .252 with 2 home runs and 33 RBI.His next season-
2000 with theButte Copper Kings -was a complete opposite of his first. In 45 games, he showed great contact by hitting .399. He managed to hit 3 home runs and drive in 28 runs as well. At one point in his 2000 season, Contreras had scored a run in 13 straight games.In
2001 , Contreras played both American and Mexican baseball. With theRancho Cucamonga Quakes , he hit .271 with 3 home runs and 37 RBI. His 15 stolen bases showed that he was developing more as a base-stealer than anything else.In
2002 , Contreras played with Rancho Cucamonga again, appearing in 81 games and hitting .271.2003 was an off-year for Contreras. In 12 games with theCedar Rapids Kernels , he hit only .176.After being picked by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003Rule V Draft , Contreras was then loaned to Mexico again and spent his entire2004 season there.In
2005 , he again spent his entire season in Mexico, hitting .314 with 9 home runs with 54 RBI.His
2006 season also was in the Mexican League, this time with theTigres de la Angelopolis . He hit .370 in 2006.In
2007 , he hit .300 with 29 steals for theTigres de Quintana Roo . He hit .419 in the 2007Baseball World Cup while playing for Mexico.Contreras has never had a great eye at the plate, not once in his professional career has he walked more than 50 times in a season. Lorenzo Buelna was his teammate for 5 years, longer than any other teammate.
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