Ángel Aragón

Ángel Aragón
Third baseman
Born: (1890-08-02)August 2, 1890
Havana, Cuba
Died: January 24, 1952(1952-01-24) (aged 61)
New York, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 1914, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
July 14, 1917, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.118
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Ángel Aragón (August 2, 1890 – January 24, 1952) was a Cuban professional baseball player and father of Jack Aragón. Aragón spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees.[1] He played in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1920.[2] He was also the first Cuban and Latin American player to play for the Yankees.[3]

Aragon became a scout for the New York Giants, a position he would serve until his death on January 25, 1952 at his home in Inwood, Manhattan.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Angel Aragon". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, pp. 98, 133, ISBN 078641250X
  3. ↑ Wilson, Nick C. (2005). Early Latino Ballplayers in the United States: Major, Minor and Negro Leagues, 1901-1949. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786420-12-4
  4. ↑ "Giant Baseball Scout Angel Aragon Dies". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. Associated Press. January 26, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Angel Aragon". Asbury Park Evening Press. January 26, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.


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