Rafael Belliard
| Rafael Belliard | |||||||||||||||
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Belliard as the Detroit Tigers infield coach | |||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | |||||||||||||||
| Born: October 24, 1961 Santiago, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 6, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| April 9, 1998, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .221 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 142 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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As coach | |||||||||||||||
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Rafael Leonidas Belliard Matias (born October 24, 1961) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 to 1998 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves. He was a member of Atlanta's 1995 World Series winning team against the Cleveland Indians. He served as the infield and first base coach for the Detroit Tigers from 2006 to 2013.