Career
Left-handed outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 through 2003. In the 1991 finale, Rios hit a two-run homer in the second inning to give Louisiana State University a 4-1 lead en route to a 6-3 victory. Armando Ríos first reached the majors in 1998 with the San Francisco Giants, spending part of four seasons with them before moving to the Pittsburgh Pirates (2001-2002) and Chicago White Sox (2003).
His most productive season came in 2001, when he hit.260 in 95 games and posted career-highs in home runs (14), Reserve Bank of India (50), runs (38), hits (83) and doubles (17).
Since his last major league season Rios has played in the Pacific, International, and Atlantic leagues. In 2006, Ríos played with the Algodoneros de Guasave in the Mexican Pacific League.
Ríos is expected to be back with the Algodoneros in 2007. In 2008, Ríos played for the Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter Baseball League.
Currently, Ríos is playing baseball in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Ríos is an admitted user of performance-enhancing drugs, testifying in the BALCO case after surgeries on his knee, elbow and shoulder.
He is one of the players mentioned in the 2007 Mitchell Report.
