San Diego Padres' Phil Nevin of a home run. Having already announced that he would retire at the end of the season, Javier platooned with Al Martin in left field for a Mariners team that went on to win 116 games in 2001. He made a leaping catch to rob the New York Yankees' Alfonso Soriano of a home run in the third game of the 2001 American League Championship Series to ignite his team's come from behind victory. He also hit the only post season home run of his career against Mike Mussina in game two. Career stats Having made the post season six times in his career, Javier batted .253 in the post season, with eight RBIs. He finished tenth in the AL in stolen bases in 1994, with 24, and seventh in the AL in steals in 1995, with 36. While playing Winter ball in the Dominican Professional Baseball League, Javier won two batting titles back to back years and was named the all-time center fielder for the Aguilas Cibaenas. His father was named the all time second baseman for the team. Javier was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame in 2011. He was named the general manager of the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the first World Baseball Classic in 2006, and named again the general manager for the series. He currently works for the Major League Baseball Players Association. See also List of players from Dominican Republic in Major League Baseball List of second-generation Major League Baseball players References External links 1964 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players California Angels players Columbus Clippers players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Greensboro Hornets players Houston Astros players Huntsville Stars players Johnson City Cardinals players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Nashville Sounds players New York Yankees players Oakland Athletics players People from San Francisco de Macorís Philadelphia Phillies players San Francisco Giants players San Jose Giants players Seattle Mariners players Tacoma Tigers players