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Montreal Expos in 1991, Reyes failed a drug test and was suspended for 60 games. However, this was Reyes first offense but an arbitrator ruled that Reyes should never have been suspended because this was his first
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Over the course of the next few seasons, Reyes would bounce back between the majors and the minors. Playing for San
Antonio in 1984, Reyes batted .303, the only time in his career he hit above the .300 mark. He appeared in a handful of games for the Dodgers in 1984 and 85, but spent the majority of
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California League. Three years into his career, Reyes had struggled to break past the single A level. However, with Lodi, he appeared in 127 games, more games than he'd played in the previous seasons combined. Reyes showed that his bat had some power, as he hit a career high 15 home runs and
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in the final game of the 1988 world series, Gilberto Reyes was flying in from his home in the
Dominican Republic. He was walking in the stadium just as the champagne bottles were being uncorked. Though he did not appear in a single post season game, Reyes still received a world series ring.
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Antonio was the Dodgers double-A affiliate, meaning that finally Reyes had broken through the single A and rookie league levels. With San Antonio, he played alongside Dodgers prospects like first baseman
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Dodgers. Reyes played in 19 games before being re-assigned to the minors.
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in March 1989. After two seasons with the Expos, he bounced around the minor leagues for several more seasons before retiring after the 1999 season. His nickname as a player was "Onionhead."
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