Luis Polonia Trades and Transactions

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

"I just knew I hit it (a 435-foot home run hit in the final game at Tiger Stadium) well. I thought it was going to be a triple. I know triples better than I know the feel of home runs. I’ve always been a one-or-two (homer) guy. One or two a year. That didn’t bother me. As long as I didn’t end up with zero." - Luis Polonia in The Detroit News (Tom Gage, 09/29/1999)

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Luis Polonia

Luis Polonia Autograph on a 1994 Upper Deck (#496)

Luis Polonia Autograph on a 1994 Upper Deck (#496)
 

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Birth Name:   Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia
Nickname:   Catch 22
Born On:   10-12-1963  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Santiago City Escuela (Santiago City, DR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   152
First Game:   04-24-1987 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-2000
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Luis Polonia

Trades & Transactions

01-03-1984: Signed as an amateur free agent by Oakland Athletics.
06-21-1989: Traded by Oakland Athletics (with Greg Cadaret and Eric Plunk) to New York Yankees for Rickey Henderson.
04-29-1990: Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels for Claudell Washington and Rich Monteleone.
10-27-1993: Granted free agency.
12-20-1993: Signed by New York Yankees.
08-11-1995: Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves.
11-02-1995: Granted free agency.
02-01-1996: Signed by Seattle Mariners.
03-26-1996: Released by Seattle Mariners.
04-19-1996: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
08-12-1996: Released by Baltimore Orioles.
08-17-1996: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
11-18-1996: Granted free agency.
03-11-1997: Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
10-15-1998: Granted free agency.
12-18-1998: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
11-04-1999: Granted free agency.
11-15-1999: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
07-31-2000: Released by Detroit Tigers.
08-03-2000: Signed by New York Yankees.
10-30-2000: Granted free agency.


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