Spanish baseball manager (born 1984)
Baseball player
Gabe Suarez
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Pitcher
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Born:
Gabriel O. Suarez
(
1984-12-14
)
December 14, 1984
(age 39)
Denver
,
Colorado
, U.S.
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Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
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Gabriel O. "Gabe" Suarez
(born 14 December 1984) is a professional
baseball manager
, former
player
who played as a
pitcher
and former owner of the
San Rafael Pacifics
. Born in the United States, he represented Spain internationally.
Playing career
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Suarez was originally drafted by the
Montreal Expos
in the 33rd round of the
2003 MLB Draft
out of
Arcadia High School
in
Phoenix, Arizona
but did not sign. He was again drafted by the Expos in the 26th round of the
2004 MLB Draft
after playing with
South Mountain Community College
.
After playing parts of two seasons with the Expos/Nationals
Gulf Coast League
team, he was released and finished out the 2005 season with the
Lincoln Saltdogs
of the
Northern League
. He signed a minor league contract with the
Colorado Rockies
in 2006 and then with the
Cincinnati Reds
in 2007, but did not get past Class-A.
From 2007-2010 he played primarily in the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
with several different teams. In 2010, he signed a minor league deal with the
Philadelphia Phillies
and managed to make it to AA with the
Reading Phillies
.
In 2011, he played with the
Kansas City T-Bones
in the
American Association
and the
Atlantic League Road Warriors
.
In 2012, he played in the
Los Angeles Dodgers
farm system with the
Great Lakes Loons
and
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
and was then released. He played in the
Mexican League
with the
Vaqueros Laguna
and the
Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen
and after the season was with the
Adelaide Bite
in the
Australian Baseball League
. He signed a minor league contract with the
Texas Rangers
prior to 2013.
On 2 December 2013 he signed a minor league deal with the
San Diego Padres
. He was released on 21 March 2014.
International career
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Born in the United States, Suarez is of Spanish descent.
[1]
He played for the
Spain national baseball team
in the
2013 World Baseball Classic
.
[2]
Managing career
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On 8 March 2017 Suarez was named of the
Manager
for the
Cleburne Railroaders
of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
. Previously he served as the
Manager
of the defunct
Joplin Blasters
during the 2016 season.
[3]
Management
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In December 2018, Suarez purchased the
San Rafael Pacifics
.
[4]
He sold the team to the
Pecos League
in 2020.
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