Luis Alicea

Luis Alicea
Alicea with Florida State in 1986
Second baseman
Born: (1965-07-29) July 29, 1965 (age 59)
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1988, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average.260
Home runs47
Runs batted in422
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Luis René Alicea de Jesús (born July 29, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach.

Alicea played for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles with his brother Edwin under head coach Mike Martin.

Alicea played 13 seasons, during which he played in 1,341 games. He was a career .260 hitter, with 47 home runs and 422 runs batted in. He had a lifetime .346 on-base percentage, and a .369 slugging percentage. He ranked in the top 5 in triples three times in his career (1992, 1997, 2000).

In 12 career postseason games, Alicea batted .267, with a .371 on-base percentage.