| Benji Gil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Gil at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infielder / Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: October 6, 1972 Tijuana, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 5, 1993, for the Texas Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 31, 2003, for the Anaheim Angels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romar Benjamin Gil Aguilar (born October 6, 1972) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and the Anaheim Angels with whom he won the 2002 World Series. He was the infield coach for the Los Angeles Angels.
Gil has served as manager of the Mexico national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He has also managed the Tomateros de Culiacán and Charros de Jalisco, both in the Mexican Pacific League.