Background
Alicea, Luis Rene was born on July 29, 1965 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
professional baseball player coach
Alicea, Luis Rene was born on July 29, 1965 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Educated, Florida State University.
Alicea played for the,,, and Alicea played 13 seasons, during which he played in 1,341 games. He was a career.260 hitter, with 47 home runs and 422 runs batted in. He had a lifetime.346 on-base percentage, and a.369 slugging percentage.
He ranked in the top 5 in triples three times in his career (1992, 1997, 2000).
In 12 career postseason games, Alicea batted.267, with a.371 on-base percentage. He was drafted by the in the first round (23rd pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
He made his major league debut in a 12–9 Cardinals loss to the New York Mets on April 23, 1988. Starting at second base and batting eighth, Alicea went 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run scored in his debut.
He hit.212 with one home run and 24 Reserve Bank of India in 93 games with the Cardinals that season.
Alicea spent the next few seasons in the minor leagues before returning to the big leagues with Saint Louis in 1991, hitting.191 without a single Reserve Bank of India in 56 games. Despite his struggles, the Cardinals brought him back to the big leagues in 1992 and he hit.245 with a pair of homers and 32 Reserve Bank of India in 85 games. He continued to improve as, in 1993, Alicea hit.279 with three home runs and 46 Reserve Bank of India, stealing 11 bases in 12 attempts, over 115 games.
Despite a drop in playing time in 1994, Alicea set a then-career high in home runs with five while hitting.278 with 29 Reserve Bank of India in 88 games.
On December 7, 1994 he was traded to the for Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey. He played one season with the Red Sox, batting.270 with six homers and 44 Reserve Bank of India. Alicea was one of a few Boston players to perform well in the 1995 American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians.
He hit.600 (6-for-10) with a double and home run as the Red Sox were swept in three games., second stint
Alicea was waived by the Red Sox, returning to the Cardinals on March 19, 1996.
He hit.258 with five home runs and 42 Reserve Bank of India in 129 games for Saint Louis.
In January 1997, Alicea signed a one-year deal with the, taking over at second base for Randy Velarde. In 128 games with the Angels, Alicea hit.253 with five home runs and 37 Reserve Bank of India, stealing a career-high 22 bases. That winter, he signed as a free agent with the
In his first season in Texas, Alicea hit.274 with six home runs and 33 Reserve Bank of India in 101 games.
In 1999, he hit.201 with three homers and 17 Reserve Bank of India in 68 games with the Rangers.
lieutenant was in 2000 that he had his best season establishing career highs with a.294 average, 85 runs, 159 hits, and 63 Reserve Bank of India.
He played his last two seasons with the before retiring following the 2002 season. In 2001, Alicea hit.274 with four home runs and 32 Reserve Bank of India in 113 games.
In his final big league campaign, he hit.228 with a homer and 23 Reserve Bank of India in 94 games. After his playing days ended, he managed the Lowell Spinners in 2004 and 2005 and was skipper of the Greenville Drive in 2006.
On November 29, 2006, Alicea was named by the Red Sox as their first base coach, taking over for Bill Haselman.
He served in this position through the 2007 and 2008 seasons. On October 22, 2008 Alicea was told by manager Terry Francona that he was not going to be offered a 2009 contract. Alicea was then hired by the New York Mets to be their first base coach for the 2009 season.
On October 5, 2009, after the Mets" dismal 70–92 season, they announced that Alicea would not return to the Mets coaching staff in the 2010 season.