Quilvio Alberto Veras Perez (born April 3, 1971, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 second baseman. He is currently a roving coach for the Kansas City Royals

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During the 1998 season, Veras had to leave a game because his brother had been murder

Murder

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ed in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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On July 15, 1999 he scored the first ever run at Safeco Field

Safeco Field

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Signed by the New York Mets

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 as an amateur free agent in 1989, Veras made his Major League Baseball debut with the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 on April 25, 1995, and appeared in his final game on July 13, 2001.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

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