Angel Echevarria
Angel Santos Echevarria (born May 25, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1996 to 2002. He also played in the Japanese Pacific League, from 2003 to 2004.
Biography
Echevarria was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1992. He spent four years in the minors before making his major league debut in June, 1996. He went back and forth between the majors and the minors from 1997 to 1998, but played in 102 games in 1999, hitting 11 home runs with a .293 batting average.
Echevarria was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in July, 2000, and he played a full season with the Brewers in 2001. Most of his appearances came as a pinch hitter, and he occasionally started in the outfield or at first base.
He signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs in 2002, and continued his role as a pinch hitter, playing in 50 games with 3 home runs and a .306 batting average. The Cubs released Echevarria at the end of the season, and he signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Professional Leagues.
