Luis Polonia

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Luis Polonia
Outfielder
Born: October 12, 1963 (1963-10-12) (age 44)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 24, 1987
for the Oakland Athletics
Final game
October 1, 2000
for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
AVG     .293
Hits     1417
SBs     321
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte (born October 12, 1963, in Santiago, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter.

Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1984, Polonia would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics on April 24, 1987, and appear in his final game on October 1, 2000. He played for three different World Series Championship teams (Oakland 1989, Atlanta 1995, and New York 2000. Luis Polonia's son, Luis A. Polonia, Jr. is mostly known for playing minor league baseball and for his on and off relationship with Carina Polanco.

[edit] Sex with minor

On August 16, 1989, Polonia was arrested in his Milwaukee hotel room for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. In October 1989, he pleaded no contest to a charge of having sexual intercourse with a minor and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. [1]

[edit] Teams

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Atlanta Braves 1995 World Series roster
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New York Yankees 2000 World Series roster
2 Derek Jeter | 11 Chuck Knoblauch | 12 Denny Neagle | 13 Jim Leyritz |13 José Vizcaíno | 14 Wilson Delgado | 14 Luis Sojo | 17 Ricky Ledee | 17 Dwight Gooden | 18 Scott Brosius | 19 Luis Polonia | 20 Jorge Posada | 21 Paul O'Neill | 22 Roger Clemens | 24 Tino Martinez | 25 Chris Turner | 26 Orlando Hernández | 28 David Justice | 29 Mike Stanton | 31 Glenallen Hill | 31 Lance Johnson | 31 Ed Yarnall | 33 José Canseco | 35 Clay Bellinger | 36 David Cone | 38 Jason Grimsley | 38 Jake Westbrook | 39 Roberto Kelly | 42 Mariano Rivera | 43 Jeff Nelson | 45 Félix José | 45 Ryan Thompson | 46 Andy Pettitte | 47 Shane Spencer | 50 Todd Erdos | 51 Bernie Williams | 53 Alfonso Soriano | 55 Ramiro Mendoza | 56 Ted Lilly | 57 Jay Tessmer | 58 Randy Choate | 63 Randy Keisler | 75 Ben Ford | 76 Craig Dingman
Manager 6 Joe Torre
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