Arturo Marcelino DeFreites Simon (born April 26, 1953) is a former professional
baseball
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first baseman
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. He played parts of two seasons in
Major League Baseball
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, 1978 and 1979, for the
Cincinnati Reds
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.
Following his major league career, DeFreites played in the
Mexican League
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The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games ...
from 1980 until 1986. He was also a
minor league baseball
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manager
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for the
Gulf Coast League Expos in 2004 and the
Dorados de Chihuahua in 2009.
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1953 births
Living people
Broncos de Reynosa players
Cincinnati Reds players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Dominican Republic people of Cocolo descent
Dorados de Chihuahua managers
Indianapolis Indians players
Key West Conchs players
Leones de Yucatán players
Major League Baseball first basemen
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
Montreal Expos scouts
Minor league baseball managers
Baseball players from San Pedro de Macorís
Plataneros de Tabasco players
Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
Sioux Falls Packers players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Trois-Rivières Aigles players
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