Jesús Vega

[William Malone]

Jesús Anthony Vega Morales was born on October 14, 1955 in Puerto Rico.

The Milwaukee Brewers signed him as an amateur free agent in 1975. He was acquired by the Minnesota Twins during the 1977 minor league draft, reaching the Majors as a September call-up in 1979.

Vega played sparingly at the big league level of the next few seasons, appearing in just 16 games for the Twins between 1979 and 1981. He became more of a regular in 1981, platooning at designated hitter with Randy Johnson. Vega slashed .266/.289/.372 with five home runs and 29 RBI across 71 games that season. It was his final year in the big leagues. He continued to play professionally through 1985.

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