Francisco Antonio Arcia (born September 14, 1989) is a

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professional

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for the

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, spli ...

of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

New York Yankees

On May 8, 2007, the

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signed Arcia as an international free agent to a minor league contract. He made his professional debut for the

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. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the rookie ball

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, hitting .128 and .247 respectively. He split the 2010 season between the Single-A

Charleston RiverDogs The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League. They are located in Charleston, South Carolina, and are the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The RiverDogs' home stadium is Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Char ...

and the Low-A

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, accumulating a .255/.313/.349 batting line between the clubs. He remained in Charleston for the 2011 season, but only appeared in 3 games. In 2012, Arcia again remained in Charleston, batting .246/.319/.384 in 68 games. He split the 2013 season between the High-A

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and the Double-A

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, slashing .213/.286/.305 between the two teams. He spent 2014 with Trenton and the Triple-A

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, batting .276/.311/.347 in 64 games. He was invited to Spring Training for the 2015 season but did not make the club and was assigned to Trenton, where he batted .248/.325/.319 before electing free agency on November 6, 2015.

Miami Marlins

On November 18, 2015, he signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He split the season between the Triple–A

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and the Double–A

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, slashing .228/.307/.283 before he elected free agency on November 7, 2016.

Los Angeles Angels

On November 17, 2016, Arcia signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He split the 2017 season between the Triple-A

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and the Double-A

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, hitting .220/.318/.250 in 43 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017. Arcia re–signed with the Angels on a minor league deal on January 17, 2018, and was assigned to Salt Lake to begin the 2018 season. The Angels promoted Arcia to the major leagues on July 26, 2018, after spending 12 years in the minor leagues, and he made his major league debut that same day. Arcia's first major league hit, a three-run home run in the seventh, came on the same day. After his second major league game on July 28, 2018, Arcia became the first player in history to record 10 RBI's in his first two games. On August 11, Arcia became the first Angels position player to pitch in a game since

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did so in 1993. On September 20, Arcia became the first player in major league history to catch, pitch, and hit a home run in the same game. He finished his rookie year with a .204/.226/.427 slash line with 6 home runs and 23 RBI in 41 games. On November 2, 2018, Arcia was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.

Chicago Cubs

On December 19, 2018, Arcia signed a minor-league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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, but was released on July 18, 2019, after mustering a .181 average in 51 games.

New York Yankees (second stint)

On July 23, 2019, Arcia signed a minor league contract with the

and was assigned to the Double-A

. Between Trenton and the Triple-A

, he batted .192 with two RBI and .289 with one home run and six RBI, respectively. Arcia elected free agency following the season on November 4.

Los Angeles Angels (second stint)

On February 6, 2020, Arcia signed a minor league deal with the

organization. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On September 6, 2020, Arcia was added to the Angels 60-man player pool but did not get called up and elected free agency on November 2. On March 5, 2021, Arcia signed with the

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of the

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. However, on May 5, before the ALPB season began, Arcia signed a minor league contract with the

. He played in 10 games with the Triple-A

, going 10-for-28 with no home runs and 2 RBI before being released on July 10.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On July 14, 2021, Arcia signed with the

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of the

. In 16 games, he slashed .235/.350/.294 with 6 RBIs. Arcia was released on August 21, 2021.

West Virginia Power

On August 22, 2021, Arcia signed with the

of the

. He became a free agent following the season. In 27 games he hit .281/.363/.382 with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs.

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On April 6, 2022, Arcia signed with the

of the

. He played in 64 games for Dos Laredos, hitting .298/.398/.351 with no home runs and 22 RBI. On August 26, 2022, Arcia signed with the

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of the

. He did not make an appearance for the Genomes and was released on September 8. His rights were later returned to Dos Laredos, but he was released from his contract prior to the 2023 season on March 6, 2023.

Washington Nationals

On March 7, 2023, Arcia signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He played in 11 games for the Triple-A

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, batting .210/.286/.313 with no home runs and 3 RBI. On May 21, Arcia was released by the Nationals organization.

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (second stint)

On June 3, 2023, Arcia signed with the

of the

. In 39 games for the team, he slashed .254/.323/.305 with no home runs and seven RBI. Arcia made 77 appearances for Dos Laredos in 2024, batting .261/.327/.343 with two home runs, 28 RBI, and one stolen base.

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