Quilvio Veras

Quilvio Alberto Veras Perez (born April 3, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1989, Veras made his Major League Baseball debut with the Florida Marlins on April 25, 1995. In 1995, Veras' rookie season, he led the National League with 56 stolen bases.

During the 1998 season, Veras had to leave a game because his brother had been murdered in the Dominican Republic.[1]

On July 15, 1999 he scored the first ever run at Safeco Field.[2]

On December 22, 1999, he was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves along with Wally Joyner and Reggie Sanders, in exchange for Ryan Klesko, Bret Boone, and a minor leaguer. He hit for a career-high .309 batting average for the Braves in 2000 before tearing his ACL in a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 14, 2000.[3]

Veras returned to the Braves' lineup in 2001, but would be plagued with injuries in what would be his final season, eventually being designated for assignment by the Braves after suffering injuries to his rib cage and ankle.[4] He appeared in his final game on July 13, 2001.

In 767 games over seven seasons, Veras posted a .270 batting average (750-for-2780) with 469 runs, 129 doubles, 15 triples, 32 home runs, 239 RBI, 183 stolen bases, 427 bases on balls, .372 on-base percentage and .362 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .985 fielding percentage. In 14 postseason games, all in 1998, he hit .204 (11-for-54) with 6 runs, 3 RBI and 9 walks.