Carlos Antonio Ponce Diaz (born February 7, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman who is currently coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
| Carlos Ponce | |
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| Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 75 | |
| First baseman / Coach | |
| Born: February 7, 1959 Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 14, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| NPB: April 4, 1986, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 6, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| NPB: June 17, 1990, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .161 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .297 |
| Home runs | 119 |
| Runs batted in | 389 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Medals | |
Career
editHe signed with the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a free agent in 1982 and played with the team at the Major League level in 1985.[1]
From 1986–1990, Ponce played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He had a .296 career average and a .555 slugging percentage, belting 119 home runs and compiling 389 runs batted in.
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Ponce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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