Armando Rios Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Armando Rios Memorabilia & Collectibles

Armando Rios is a former professional baseball player who hails from Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was born on September 13, 1971 and started showing interest in playing baseball as early as a child. He began to have his professional career in the Major League Baseball in 1998 when he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He spent his first four years as a professional with the Giants and then moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates team in 2001. He had a two-year stint with the team and was soon traded to the Chicago White Sox in 2003.

 

According to many reviews, he had his best season as a professional player in 2003 when he logged impressive statistics. He was able to record 14 home runs in that single year and made 50 runs batted in with 38 runs. He also hit 83 times and scored 17 doubles in that span of time.

 

Aside from the Major League Baseball, he also had appearances in the Mexican Pacific League for the team Algodoneros de Guasave. He also had a stint in the Dominican Winter Baseball League. Among his notable recognitions are the San Francisco Giants Minor League Player of the Year Award in 1998 and being named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team.

 

Take your mind back to the best years of Armando Rios as an MLB player by his autographed MLB photos and autographed baseballs which you can purchase at this site. You can also get autographed MLB gloves and MLB photomints and coins.

 

 

About Armando Rios:

Armando Rios (full name: Armando Rios; no nicknames) played rightfielder and pinch hitter from 1998 until 2003 for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He played for the Giants from 1998 - 2001, Pirates from 2001 - 2002 and White Sox in 2003. Over 6 seasons, he played 419 games, hit 36 home runs, drove in 135 runs, and stole 14 bases. Born on September 13, 1971 in Santurce, P.R., Rios stands 5' 9" and weighs 180 lb. He attended Villa Fontana (Villa Fontana, PR) high school. His debut was on September 1, 1998 and he played his final game on September 27, 2003. Over his career, Rios made $2,110,000. Common misspellings of his name include Armando armoando Rios.