Sixto Alberto Montero saw both Phillies, Astros systems
The Martinsville Bulletin introduced the 1989 Martinsville Phillies that June and there in the third row was Sixto Montero.
Montero was an infielder, The Bulletin noted. He was signed as a free agent and was from the Dominican Republic.
That season in 1989 marked his first as a pro. He went on to see time in two more campaigns. Or maybe three, depending on the sources.
In researching Montero, two names come up - Sixto Montero and Alberto Montero. It appears they are the same individual, as Sixto Montero is credited on one of his cards as Sixto Alberto Montero.
Montero's career began that year in 1989, signed by the Phillies as a free agent out of his native Dominican Republic.
Montero's time with the Phillies, however, proved brief. He saw just two games at rookie Martinsville. He went 0 for 3.
Montero signed on with the Astros for 1990. He played that season in the rookie Gulf Coast League. He saw 36 games and hit .262, according to Baseball Reference.
Baseball Reference then credits Alberto Montero as playing in the Astros system in 1991 and 1992.
Alberto Montero saw single-A Asheville and short-season Auburn in 1991. He hit .216 in 89 games overall. He then played 1992 at single-A Burlington. He saw 27 games there and hit .235.
Oddly, during his time with Auburn in 1991, Montero is credited by The Elmira Star-Gazette in some instances as Sixto and others as Alberto, by the same reporter.
He's referenced as Alberto Montero in a late-August game, as he hit a home run. Then, a week later, Sixto Montero scored on a sacrifice fly.
Sixto Alberto Montero's final games appear to have come with Burlington in 1992.
Made the Majors:1,427-31.8%
Never Made Majors:3,066-68.2%-X
