Andres Galarraga

Andres Galarraga is my favorite baseball player. He playes 1st base for the Atlanta Braves. Andres has played for many different teams including the Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardnals, Colorado Rockies and now the Atlanta Braves. He was signed on by the Expos by advise of Felip Alou. Who worked with him through his hitting slump (.189 batting average.). After being traded to the St. Louis Cardnals, he sat most of the time due to a broken bone in right wrist. After he was took a step down to Jacksonville. Colorado found him and picked him up. In his first year he had a .370 batting avg. with 174 hits. After another injury he was re-released as a free agent. He was than picked up again by Colorado and put to work at First base. There he was named the --BIG CAT-- because of his ability to field the ball and his Cat-like reflexis. He continued there for five years. After the Braves winnning the '97 World Series, they decided they needed a good first-baseman. So they picked up Galarraga. He has had a great season so far with the Braves.Did u know that he has been hit 116 times. Continue for more facts like this on Andres Galarraga. There is also more stats, facts, and info (there's a lot to be said about him).