Mario Valdez
Mario Valdez | |||
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First baseman | |||
Born: Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico |
November 19, 1974 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 15, 1997, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 22, 2001, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .238 | ||
Runs | 18 | ||
Hits | 43 | ||
Teams | |||
Medal record | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
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Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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2006 Cartagena | Team |
Mario Ayelar Valdez (born November 19, 1974 in Obregón, Mexico) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He also played one season in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2004.
Valdez was drafted by the White Sox in the 48th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Valdez played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Utica Blue Sox in 1986, and his last season with the independent Pensacola Central of the Central League, in 2004. His last affiliated season was in 2003, when he played for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A unit, the Portland Beavers.
As of 2014, Valdez is the last left-handed player to play third base in a big league game. He played third base for the White Sox in the ninth inning on July 2, 1997.
Play with Mexican team Tomateros de Culiacan in winter games Liga Mexicana del Pacifico. Debut in 1995, team who won the championship the same year, also 1996-1997, 2001-2002, 2003–2004 and Caribbean Series in 1996-2002.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Chicago White Sox players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players
- Gulf Coast White Sox players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Visalia Oaks players
- Salt Lake Buzz players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Modesto A's players
- Portland Beavers players
- Pensacola Pelicans players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Vaqueros Laguna players
- Baseball players from Sonora
- Algodoneros de Guasave players
- Yaquis de Obregón players
- Tomateros de Culiacán players
- Venados de Mazatlán players
- Toros de Tijuana players
- Guerreros de Oaxaca players