Arturo DeFreites

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is DeFreites and the second or maternal family name is Simon.

Arturo Marcelino DeFreites Simon (born April 26, 1953) is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1978 and 1979, for the Cincinnati Reds.

Arturo DeFreites
First baseman
Born: (1953-04-26) April 26, 1953 (age 72) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1978, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1979, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.208
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	6
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1978–1979)

Following his major league career, DeFreites played in the Mexican League from 1980 until 1986. He was also a minor league baseball manager for the Gulf Coast League Expos in 2004 and the Dorados de Chihuahua in 2009.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet  · Baseball Almanac