Moises Alou Biography
Moisés Rojas Alou is a former Dominican-American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games, Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs, and 1,287 runs batted in. Because of his status as a five-tool player and his excellent career numbers, Alou is considered by many to be one of the best outfielders of the 1990s and 2000s.
His father Felipe, who managed Moises with the Expos from 1992 to 1996 and the Giants from 2005 to 2006, as well as uncles Matty and Jesús, and cousin Mel Rojas, all had long careers in Major League Baseball. In 2008, he was one of four active major leaguers to hit 20 home runs in a season whose fathers had also hit 20 home runs in an MLB season. Alou is married to Austria Alou; they have three sons: Percio, Kirby and Moisés Jr.
Alou is one of the few baseball players who batted without the use of batting gloves. Instead, Moises Alou revealed that during baseball season he urinates on his hands to toughen them up. Alou was also known for pranking teammates while they were sleeping in the locker room. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Moises Alou
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Baseball player
- Date of Birth:
- July 3, 1966 (56)
- Astrological Sign:
- Cancer
Marriages
Moises Alou Timeline
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Moises Alou. (2023). The HistoryHop.com website. Retrieved 8:21am UTC, Dec 6, 2023, from historyhop.com/famous-people/moises-alou/bio.
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Moises Alou. [Internet]. 2023. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: historyhop.com/famous-people/moises-alou/bio [Accessed 06 Dec 2023].
MLA Style
"Moises Alou." Bio. The HistoryHop.com website, 2023. Web. 06 Dec 2023.
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