Saturday, April 27, 2013

Happy Birthday - 4/27

No future Astros, only former Astros with birthdays today ~

C Raul Antonio Bare "Tony" Eusebio (46)
Eusebio was signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1985. He played in 598 games for the Astros in 1991 and 1994 through 2001, and was used mostly as a back-up catcher except in 1995 and 1999. And 1995 was his best year at the plate as he hit .299/.354/.410 over 113 games. He hit a home run in the last game played at the Astrodome.

Tony Eusebio - Astros Spring Training 2013

Runelvys Hernandez (35)
Originally signed by the Royals as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1997, Hernandez came to Houston as a free agent in 1998. He only appeared in four games for the Astros that season.

3B Pedro Feliz (38)
Feliz was signed by the Giants as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1994 and came to Houston as a free agent in December of 2009. A .258/.288/.410 career hitter, he only managed to hit .221/.243/.311 in 97 games for Houston before being traded to the Cardinals in August 2010 for RHP David Carpenter.

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