Willis Otáñez

Willis Alexander Otáñez is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Macoto Cobras.

Career

Otáñez was originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1990. He played in the Dodgers farm system through the 1995 season, then was traded along with Miguel Cairo to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mike Blowers. He lasted just a couple months with Seattle before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Baltimore Orioles.
Otáñez made his Major League Baseball debut with the Baltimore Orioles on August 25, 1998. He played the remainder of 1998 and part of