ARMANDO ALMANZA
ARMANDO ALMANZA
Inducted as part of the 2012 El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Class All District and All City Pitcher for El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame coach Bobby Morales at Bel Air High School Earned Junior College All Star Honors at nationally ranked New Mexico Junior College Pitched the first “no-hitter” in New Mexico Junior College baseball history in 1992 Selected in the 1993 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals 1996 Minor League “Rolaids Reliever of the Year” in the Cardinals organization Made his Major League debut on June 26, 1999 for the Florida Marlins against the Philadelphia Phillies Ranked second among all National League Rookie Relievers in 2000 Member of the 2003 World Champion Florida Marlins earning a World Series ring 7 year Major League Career with the Marlins, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks Continues his baseball journey coaching youth baseball and high school level play
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