Mike aviles biography

American baseball player (born 1981)

Baseball player

Michael Anthony Avilés[ah-vee-les'] (born March 13, 1981) is an American former professional baseballutility player.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins. Over the course of his career, Aviles has played every position except for pitcher and catcher.

Amateur career

Avilés was born in New York City to a Puerto Rican family, and raised in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Aviles later moved with his family to Middletown, New York shortly before starting high school,^[1] graduating from Middletown High School in 1999.^[2] Aviles was a Division II All-American shortstop at Concordia College, in Bronxville, New York, and was named Division II Player of the Year in 2003, after hitting .500 with 83 runs, 22 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI) in 45 games.

In 2002, he played collegiate summe