Ángel Valdés "Jack" Aragón Reyes Jr. (November 20, 1915 – April 4, 1988) was a Cuban professional baseball player and manager.
Aragón's baseball career was interrupted in 1942 as he in the United States Coast Guard during the World War II era.
Aragón began his professional baseball career in 1937 with the Greenwood Giants of the Class-C Cotton States League.
On the defensive side, Aragón played all of his 18 games at the catcher position, committing two errors in 62 total chances.
With Blytheville, who were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants, Aragón batted .301 with 104 hits, 12 doubles, five triples and five home runs in 98 games played.
With Salisbury, who were members of the North Carolina State League, Aragón batted .238 with 15 hits and five doubles in 20 games played.
With the Class-B Winston-Salem Twins, who were affiliated with the Indians, Aragón batted .236 with 22 hits, four doubles, two triples and two home runs in 32 games played.
[1][2] In 1942, during the midst of World War II, Aragón left professional baseball and entered the United States Coast Guard.
[1] After his discharge from the Coast Guard, Aragón returned to professional baseball, signing with the Minneapolis Millers of the Double-A American Association in 1944.
On August 9, 1947, the Red Sox traded him along with Frank Genovese and Lum Harris to the New York Giants in exchange for Russ Rolandson, Augie Bergamo and Ken Jungels.
[citation needed] On January 9, 1949, it was announced that Aragón would become the manager of the Jacksonville Tars, who were members of the Class-A South Atlantic League.
[4] During the season, Aragón broke every bone in his hand after punching the wall of the dugout when the umpire did not make a call in his favor.
[citation needed] During the 1952 season, Aragón joined the Knoxville Smokies of the Class-B Tri-State League as their player-manager.
[citation needed] Later that season, Aragón became the general manager of the Maryville-Alcoa Twins, who were members of the Mountain States League.