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My Take
Joaquín Arias represents a kind of baseball career I deeply respect: the durable utility infielder who keeps finding a roster spot. Coming out of Santo Domingo and reaching the majors with the Rangers, Mets, and Giants is no small feat, given how many Dominican prospects never get that call. What interests me is not stardom but survival; players who can fill any infield slot are quietly invaluable to a clubhouse. I tend to admire the grinders more than the headliners, and Arias reads to me as a steady professional who understood the unglamorous, essential work of staying in the game.
Overview
Joaquín Arias (born September 21, 1984) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joaquín Arias
- Name (Japanese)
- ホアキン・アリアス
- Reading
- ほあきん・ありあす
- Born
- September 21, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.