Orlando Palmeiro (born January 19, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He attended high school at Miami Southridge High School and played college baseball at the University of Miami.[1]
| Orlando Palmeiro | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 19, 1969 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 1, 1995, for the California Angels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2007, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 226 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Palmeiro, a star high school player in Miami, Florida, went on to play baseball at the community college level at Miami-Dade Community College South and then briefly at the University of Miami under UM coach Ron Fraser before being drafted by the California Angels where he played for a number of years on various farm teams before reaching the majors.
Palmeiro spent his entire career as a backup outfielder, never having been a regular starter. He was the fourth outfielder of the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels team, batting .300 for the year. Palmeiro also made the last out of the 2005 World Series for the Houston Astros. His best season was arguably with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003, when he batted .271 with 3 home runs and 33 RBI. He is the cousin of Rafael Palmeiro.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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