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Longtime Astros scout Reiner dies at 80
- Updated: August 5, 2016
HOUSTON — Andres Reiner, the legendary scout who helped the Astros blaze a trail into Venezuela in the 1980s, passed away Wednesday night, the team said in a statement Thursday. He was 80 years old.
Reiner, who also spent eight years as a special assistant to former Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker, led the charge when the Astros became the first team to open an academy in Venezuela. The Astros Venezuelan academy opened in 1989 and produced a handful of Major Leaguers, including Johan Santana, Bobby Abreu and Freddy Garcia, before it closed in 2009 for political reasons.
“Andres Reiner was more than just a visionary in the world of baseball,” said Astros coordinator of international development Carlos Alfonso, who worked with Reiner for several years. “He was a caring human being that made such …
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