| Andrés Thomas | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 10, 1963 Boca Chica, Dominican Republic |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1985 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1990 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Home runs | 42 |
| Runs batted in | 228 |
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Andrés Pérez Thomas (born November 10, 1963 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a shortstop for the Atlanta Braves from 1985-1990. He batted and threw right-handed. Thomas brought a power bat to the shortstop position for the Braves (13 HR each in 1988 and 1989); however, he struck out quite a bit (95 K's in 1988) and walked only 59 times in five seasons. His free-swinging prompted then-Braves' broadcaster Don Sutton to ask hypothetically during games, "Why would you even throw him a strike?" He was also an erratic fielder, leading all NL shortstops with 29 errors in 1988.
He was the manager of the Detroit Tigers' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League for 2006 [1]