| Troy Afenir | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 21, 1963 Escondido, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 14, 1987 for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 10, 1992 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .190 |
| Runs | 4 |
| Hits | 15 |
| Teams | |
Michael Troy Afenir (born September 21, 1963, in Escondido, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. In his major league career, Afenir played for the Houston Astros in 1987, the Oakland Athletics from (1990 to 1991, and the Cincinnati Reds in 1992.
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round of the 1983 MLB amateur draft, Afenir made his major league debut with the Houston Astros on September 14, 1987, and appear in his final game on July 10, 1992.
A good defensive catcher, Afenir made only one error in 129 chances for a .992 fielding percentage in limited duty at the major league level. Though he hit .239 with 117 home runs during his ten-year minor league career, he hit .190 with no home runs in 79 major league at bats.
Afenir attended Palomar College, and is one of four alumni to have played in the major leagues.[1]
In 2009, he came back to Palomar's baseball team as an assistant coach. His nephew Ty Afenir also attended Palomar and started at shortstop his freshman year, and later transferred to Division I University of Washington.[2][3]