Luis Arroyo Trades and Transactions

The Luis Arroyo trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Luis Arroyo has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Naturally the hitter is expecting the screwball. They know that's my bread-and-butter pitch. He knows what's coming and I have to stop him, even so. But I have two speeds on the screwball- and once in a while I can throw a fastball past a hitter." - Luis Arroyo in "Late in Close: A History of Relief Pitching (Paul Votano, 2002)

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Luis Arroyo

Luis Arroyo Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#394)

Luis Arroyo Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#394)
 

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Birth Name:   Luis Enrique Arroyo
Nickname:   Yoyo
Born On:   02-18-1927  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Penuelas, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-20-1955 (Age 28)
Last Game:   05-28-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Luis Arroyo

Trades & Transactions

12-05-1949: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Greensboro (Carolina) in the minor league draft.
05-05-1956: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates for Max Surkont.
00-00-1959: Trade of unknown type from Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati Reds.
07-20-1960: Sold by Cincinnati Reds to New York Yankees.
09-27-1963: Released by New York Yankees.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Luis Arroyo trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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