José Joaquín Azcue López is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Immortal Azcue", he debuted in 1960 with the Cincinnati Reds. Over the course of his career, he also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1968, he was selected to the American League All-Star team. Azcue began his career when he was signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1956.

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  • José Joaquín Azcue López is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Immortal Azcue", he debuted in 1960 with the Cincinnati Reds. Over the course of his career, he also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1968, he was selected to the American League All-Star team. Azcue began his career when he was signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1956. He spent the following few years rising up the minor league ranks. He was part of the Cienfuegos Elephants of the Cuban League, and was part of their championship team, winning both the Cuban League title and the Caribbean Series during the 1959-1960 season. He later made his major league debut during the 1960 Cincinnati Reds season. He made his debut on August 3 against the Chicago Cubs, getting a hit in three at-bats. However, he finished the season with a batting average of only .097, and was sent back to the minor leagues at the end of the season. He played in the Cuban League for Cienfuegos again during the offseason, and on December 20, 1960, he was purchased by the Milwaukee Braves. After a season in the minors, Azcue played in 72 games for the Kansas City Athletics in 1962, after being traded by Milwaukee to them on December 15, 1961. He was traded with Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez to the Athletics for Bob Shaw and Lou Klimchock. After two games with the Athletics in 1963, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians with Dick Howser for Doc Edwards and $100,000. He spent parts of seven seasons in Cleveland, and had the best seasons of his career there, earning his only all-star appearance in 1968. Azcue hit into the first unassisted triple play since 1927 on July 29, 1968, turned by Ron Hansen of Washington. He caught two no hitters in his career. He finished his career with Boston, California, and the Milwaukee Brewers, joining all teams as part of a trade, before retiring.
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  • José Joaquín Azcue López is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Immortal Azcue", he debuted in 1960 with the Cincinnati Reds. Over the course of his career, he also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1968, he was selected to the American League All-Star team. Azcue began his career when he was signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1956.
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