Félix Torres (baseball)

Félix Torres Sánchez (born May 1, 1932) is a retired professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball after spending time in the Cincinnati Redlegs and Philadelphia Phillies farm systems.

[1] The former 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 165 lb (75 kg) third baseman was initially signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs prior to the 1955 season.

Torres hit a career-high 12 home runs in 1964,[1] the third highest total by an Angel that year, behind only teammates Joe Adcock (21) and Jim Fregosi (18).

[1] Although he was mostly known for his playing time for the Angels, before his Major League Baseball career began, he participated in the 1960 Caribbean Series.

Torres shared the honors with fellow-Puerto Rican Herman Davis and Héctor López of Panama, who spent time in Major League Baseball during his career.