Andres Avila

Andrés Ávila Navarro (born June 20, 1990) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican Baseball League.

Andres Avila
Leones de Yucatán – No. 55
Pitcher
Born: (1990-06-20) June 20, 1990
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Avila signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Oakland Athletics on April 5, 2010. He played with their rookie Arizona League Athletics in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, he advanced to the Class A Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters. He pitched for both the Class A Beloit Snappers and Class A Advanced Stockton Ports in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he pitched for Stockton and the Double-A Midland RockHounds. During the 2016 season, he pitched for Midland, but he also made three postseason appearances for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.[1] He elected free agency after the season.

He then signed as a minor league free agent with the Atlanta Braves. He was released by the Braves in March 2017.[2]

On June 24, 2017, Avila signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He was traded to the Leones de Yucatán on June 25, 2017.

International career

Avila was selected for the Mexico national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic[3] and 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[4]

References
  1. "Andres Avila Stats, Highlights, Bio". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. Eddy, Matt (March 29, 2017). "MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS: MARCH 18-24". Baseball America. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. Laymance, Austin (February 8, 2017). "A-Gon, Davis lead Mexico's WBC '17 roster". mlb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.


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