Félix José
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Domingo Félix Andújar José (born May 2, 1965 in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
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, Dominican Republic
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) is a former professional baseball
Professional baseball
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 outfielder
Outfielder
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. He played in Major League Baseball
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 for the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
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, Kansas City Royals
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, New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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 and Arizona Diamondbacks
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 between 1988 and 2003. He was also a member of Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants
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 of the Korea Baseball Organization
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 in , , and -.

José was selected to the National League
National League
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 All-Star team in 1991 with the Cardinals. In an 11-season major league career, José posted a .280 batting average
Batting average
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 with 54 home run
Home run
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s and 324 RBI
Run batted in
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 in 747 games played
Games played
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.

He last played in 2009 for the Schaumburg Flyers
Schaumburg Flyers
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 of the Northern League, and was leading the league in batting average in June.

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