Saturday, May 2, 2009

1983 Topps #252 Luis Aguayo

This quote comes from his Whiteness courtesy of the Baseball Reference Bullpen: "Luis Aguayo is on deck. Aguayo hasn't exactly been reminding anybody of Rogers Hornsby lately."

Primarily wearing #16, Luis Aguayo was a reserve middle infielder for the Phillies from 1980 until his trade to the Yankees in July 1988. He was never a starter, but he did play in over 90 games with the Phils twice - in 1985 and again in 1987. Growing up and following the Phillies, it just seemed like Luis was always around, and that he'd always be around. His trade to the Yankees came as a little bit of a surprise to me. (Coincidentally, this trade was new GM Lee Thomas' first trade with the Phillies).

Luis served briefly as the Mets' 3rd base coach from July 2008 through the end of the season. He's currently a minor league coordinator within the Mets' organization.

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