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Tony Armas

トニー・アーマス・シニア　/　とにー・あーます・しにあ

Baseball player from Venezuela

July 2, 1953 (age 72)　・　Puerto Píritu, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

Anzoátegui
baseball player

My Take

Tony Armas embodies the raw power that lit up the American League in the early 1980s. Coming out of Puerto Píritu, Venezuela, he muscled his way into the conversation among the league's premier sluggers, a free-swinging outfielder who lived and died by the long ball. What I love most is the family dimension: his son Tony Jr. pitched in the majors and his brother Marcos played the outfield too, making the Armas name a genuine baseball dynasty. There is something deeply romantic about a Latin American power hitter passing the game down to the next generation. I am drawn to hitters who swing with conviction, and Armas did exactly that.

Overview

Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1976 to 1989. He is the father of pitcher Tony Armas Jr. and the older brother of outfielder Marcos Armas. Armas was one of the top power hitters in the American League in the early 1980s.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tony Armas
Name (Japanese): トニー・アーマス・シニア
Reading: とにー・あーます・しにあ
Born: July 2, 1953 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Puerto Píritu, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2

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