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Irving Falú

Irving Falú (born June 6, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and San Diego Padres from 2012 to 2014.

After playing college baseball at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, the Kansas City Royals selected Falú in the 21st round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He was called up to the major league level for the first time on May 3, 2012. Falú made his debut on May 6 against the New York Yankees at shortstop, and hit a triple in his first major league at-bat, as well as a base hit with his second at bat. He played in 24 games for the Royals during his rookie campaign, hitting .341/.371/.435 with seven RBI.

Falú made only one appearance for Kansas City the following season, going 1-for-4 (.250) in a game against the Chicago White Sox on September 29, 2013. The majority of his time was spent with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, for whom he batted .256/.320/.329 with two home runs, 31 RBI, and 20 stolen bases. Falú was released by the Royals on November 25.

Falú signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 4, 2013. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the regular season. On May 25, 2014, the Brewers selected Falú's contract, adding him to their active roster.

Falú was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on June 26, 2014. He made 11 appearances for San Diego, going 3-for-20 (.150) with one stolen base.

On July 17, 2014, Falú was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. He made 11 total appearances for Milwaukee, going 0-for-10 with one RBI.

On December 3, 2014, Falú signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds, and was assigned to the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He instead spent the 2015 campaign with the Triple–A Louisville Bats, hitting .270/.337/.350 with three home runs, 43 RBI, and 19 stolen bases across 121 games. Falú elected free agency on November 6, 2015.

On March 4, 2016, Falú signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. Falú made 52 appearances for Oaxaca, slashing .359/.410/.478 with five home runs, 31 RBI, and nine stolen bases.

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