Angel Pagán
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Chicago Cubs — No. 29 | |
Outfield | |
Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
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April 3, 2006 for the Chicago Cubs | |
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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Batting average | .247 |
Runs batted in | 18 |
Home runs | 5 |
Angel Anthony Pagán (born July 2, 1981 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a current outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs. He previously played in the New York Mets organization. On January 25, 2006, the Cubs purchased Pagán's contract from the Mets.
Pagán made his major league debut with the Cubs on April 3, 2006 but was injured early in the season and missed two and a half months. On July 2, 2006, his 25th birthday, Pagán hit his first and second career home runs in a game against the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox. Pagán is the first person in Major League history to hit his first two career home runs on his birthday.