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Avila made the Tigers 2010 Opening Day roster and shared playing time with starting catcher Gerald Laird. Baseball America ranked Avila as the sixth best prospect in the Detroit Tigers organization entering the 2010 season. Avila was the catcher for Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game on June 2, 2010. In part-time duty, he finished the season ...
Avila became the first Cuban-born general manager in baseball history. [8] On July 5, 2019, the Tigers announced they signed Avila to a multi-year contract extension. [9] On August 10, 2022, the Tigers fired Avila. [10] [11] At the time of his firing, Avila was the only general manager of Latin American descent in Major League Baseball. [12]
Tigres de Ciego de Avila (English: Ciego de Avila Tigers) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Ciego de Ávila Province , the Tigres have spent most of its history in the bottom reaches of the standings.
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Luinder Gabriel Avila (born August 21, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). On March 3, 2018, Avila signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent. [1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Royals.
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On April 1, 2024, Avila was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [8] In 8 games for the Giants, he struggled to an 8.49 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 11 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. On June 16, Avila was released by the Giants following the promotion of Spencer Bivens. [9]
After retiring as a player, Ávila owned a Mexican baseball team and became president of the Mexican League. He became mayor of Veracruz in 1980 and later served two terms in the Mexican national legislature. He was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.