Onix Concepción Explained

Onix Concepción
Position:Shortstop
Birth Date:5 October 1957
Birth Place:Dorado, Puerto Rico
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 30
Debutyear:1980
Debutteam:Kansas City Royals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 7
Finalyear:1987
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.239
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:80
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Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind.

Career

Concepcion played for two teams during his seven-year career: the Kansas City Royals (1980–1985) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1987). Concepcion made his major league debut on August 30, 1980, and played his final game on April 7, 1987.

Concepcion was a member of the Royals team that won the World Series in 1985. He scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 on a single by Dane Iorg, which also drove in Jim Sundberg to win the game.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: After THE CALL . Greene . Dan . Sports Illustrated . 2017-12-07 . en.