José Moreno (baseball)

José de los Santos Mauricio Moreno (November 1, 1957 – September 6, 2019) was a Dominican Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors between 1980 and 1982, playing for a different team in each season.^[1]

José Moreno
Utility player
Born: (1957-11-01)November 1, 1957 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: September 6, 2019(2019-09-06) (aged 61) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 1980, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 11, 1982, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.206
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	15
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.240
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	43
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Mets (1980) San Diego Padres (1981) California Angels (1982) Mercuries Tigers (1990)

Although Moreno played in 82 games in his major league career, he played no more than seven games in the field at any one position, and just 20 games in the field in all. Most of his appearances came as a pinch hitter, with some as a pinch runner as well.^[1]

Moreno died on September 6, 2019, at the age of 61.^[2]