He served as the bullpen catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.

Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Árias attended Miami Senior High School.

After a strong start, Árias missed time due to a broken jaw suffered when he was hit in the face with a fastball.

Árias was a replacement player for the Yankees during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike.

[1] His son, Alex Árias, played college baseball at Howard University.