Erick Johan Aybar (born January 14, 1984 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball shortstop with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Aybar has also previously played in the Dominican Republic. He is commonly known by his team mates as "Mini-Vlad" due to his slight resemblance to fellow Angels teammate Vladimir Guerrero after growing out dreadlocks similar to Vlad's shortly into the 2007 season, and for the fact that they are good fr...
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Erick Johan Aybar (born January 14, 1984 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball shortstop with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Aybar has also previously played in the Dominican Republic. He is commonly known by his team mates as "Mini-Vlad" due to his slight resemblance to fellow Angels teammate Vladimir Guerrero after growing out dreadlocks similar to Vlad's shortly into the 2007 season, and for the fact that they are good friends. He is affectionately referred to as "Admiral Aybar" by Angels fans, named after the beloved Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar.
Aybar hit his first career major league home run on September 25, 2007, in a game against the Texas Rangers.
On September 5, 2009, Aybar tied a franchise record for most triples in a game, 2, against the Kansas City Royals.
September 8, 2009, Aybar had his first career walk-off hit, against the Seattle Mariners.
In game 4 of the 2009 ALCS, Aybar made a single non-glove hand catch to get a double play.\
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