Alexis Israel Ríos (born February 18, 1981 in
Coffee, Alabama) commonly known as Alex Rios is a
Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder who
plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. He bats and throws
right-handed.
Rios was drafted in the first round (19th overall)
in the 1999 MLB draft. A top prospect in the Blue
Jays organization for several years, Ríos had
considerable success in the organization's minor
league system. In 2003 he hit .352 with 11 home runs
and 82 RBI en route to winning the Double-A Eastern
League Most Valuable Player award. Ríos was promoted
to Triple-A Syracuse for the start of the 2004
season and made the jump to the big leagues shortly
thereafter.
