Balvino Galvez

Balvino Galvez Jerez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut May 7, 1986
• Final Game October 5, 1986
• Born March 31, 1964 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Balvino Galvez was the first foreigner (not of Korean descent) to win a game in a Korean Series, taking Game 1 of the 2001 Korean Series for the Samsung Lions.

Galvez's son, Brian Cavazos-Galvez, was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2009 amateur draft. The two had lost contact when Brian was 10.