Luis Antonio Colón Aquino h-KEE-noh(born May 19, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former

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and

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who played for the

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(1986),

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team ...

(1988–1992),

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park. The ...

(1993–1994),

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(1995) and

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(1995).

Career

Aquino signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur

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in 1981 and made his major league debut with Toronto in 1986. He was later traded to the Kansas City Royals for

Juan Beníquez Juan José Beníquez Torres (born May 13, 1950) is a Puerto Rican former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas ...

. Aquino played most of his professional career with the Royals, but also had major league appearances for the Marlins, Expos and Giants. In a nine-year career, Aquino posted a 31–32 record with five saves and an

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of 3.68, lower than the league average over his career. Aquino was a member of the inaugural

team that began play in

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time- #80 Luis Aquino
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Career

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