Joaquín Arias

Joaquín Arias

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut September 13, 2006
• Final Game July 24, 2015
• Born September 21, 1984 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.

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Biographical information

Joaquin Arias was signed out of the Dominican Republic by scouts Victor Mata, Carlos Rios, and Freddy Tiburcio in July 2001. He made his pro debut with the GCL Yankees the next summer.

Arias' claim to fame is being the player to be named later in the 2004 deal that sent Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano. He played his best game on August 22, 2012, when he led the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, completing a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium; he drove in 5 runs with a 1st-inning homer off Chris Capuano as well as a pair of run-scoring doubles.

He is the brother of Alberto Arias.

Notable Achievements

• Won two World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2012 and 2014

Related Sites

• Joaquin Arias on mlb.com