{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Fred Manrique | position = Second baseman | image = | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|11|5}} | birth_place = Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela | death_date = | death_place = |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = August 23 | debutyear = 1981 | debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = May 11 | finalyear = 1991 | finalteam = Oakland Athletics |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .254 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 20 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 151 | teams = * Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1981}}, {{mlby|1984}}) * Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1985}}) * St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1986}}) * Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1989}}) * Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1989}}) * Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1990}}) * Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1991}}) }}
'''Fred Eloy Manrique Reyes'''<ref>{{family name hatnote|Manrique|Reyes|lang=Spanish}}</ref> [man-RE-keh] (born November 5, 1961) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1981, 1984), Montreal Expos (1985), St. Louis Cardinals (1986), Chicago White Sox (1987–89), Texas Rangers (1989), Minnesota Twins (1990) and Oakland Athletics (1991). He batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Bolívar State, Venezuela, and the youngest of 10 children, the well-traveled Manrique was a solid second baseman with a good range and a strong throwing arm that allowed him to play deep and steal hits. He also was an above-average shortstop. When he debuted in the Major Leagues in 1981 as a 19-year-old, he was the youngest player in the Major Leagues.
In a nine-year career, Manrique was a .254 hitter with 20 home runs and 151 RBI in 498 games.
==See also== * List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
==References== {{Reflist}}
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