Marcos Rafael Armas Ruiz (born August 5, 1969), better known as Marcos Armas, is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 first baseman

First baseman

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 and right-handed batter who played for the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

 .

Armas was born in Puerto Píritu, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela

Venezuela

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. He is the half-brother of former All-Star

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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 outfielder

Outfielder

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 Tony Armas

Tony Armas

Antonio Rafael Armas Machado is a former Venezuelan professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was one of the top sluggers in the American League in the early 1980s. Twice Armas led the league in home runs, and led all of Major League Baseball in RBIs in...

 and uncle of pitcher

Pitcher

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 Tony Armas, Jr.

Tony Armas, Jr.

Antonio José Armas , better known as Tony Armas, Jr., is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent. He last appeared in a Major League game in 2008...

In one season with Oakland, Armas batted

Batting average

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 .194 (6-31), with one home run

Home run

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, two doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

, seven runs, and one RBI

Run batted in

Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...

 in 15 games.

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

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