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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}} |
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{{Infobox baseball biography |
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|name=Orlando Palmeiro |
|name=Orlando Palmeiro |
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|image=Orlando Palmeiro 2007.jpg |
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|width=250 |
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|position=[[Outfielder]] |
|position=[[Outfielder]] |
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|bats=Left |
|bats=Left |
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|throws=Left |
|throws=Left |
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|1|19}} |
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|birth_place=[[Hoboken, New Jersey]], U.S. |
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|debutleague = MLB |
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|debutdate=July 1 |
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|debutyear=1995 |
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|debutteam=California Angels |
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|finalleague = MLB |
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|statleague = MLB |
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|stat1value=.274 |
|stat1value=.274 |
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|stat2label=[[Home run]]s |
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|stat2value=12 |
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|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |
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|stat3value=226 |
|stat3value=226 |
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* [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{ |
* [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|2002}}) |
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* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{ |
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|2003}}) |
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* [[Houston Astros]] ({{ |
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2007}}) |
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* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2002}}) |
* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2002}}) |
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'''Orlando Palmeiro''' (born January 19, 1969 |
'''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]].<ref name=baseballalumni>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartan-baseball.com/alumni|title=Spartan Alumni|publisher=Spartan-baseball.com|access-date=2009-01-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303064537/http://www.spartan-baseball.com/alumni|archive-date=2009-03-03}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Palmeiro, a star high school player in [[Miami|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. |
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⚫ | 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 |
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⚫ | 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 [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .271 with 3 [[home run]]s and 33 [[Run batted in|RBI]]. He is the cousin of [[Rafael Palmeiro]]. |
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⚫ | Palmeiro, a star high school player in Miami, Florida, went on to play |
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Palmeiro had a low percentage of swings that miss (7.9%) and was considered one of the game's best [[pinch hitter]]s with 105 career pinch hits.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Baseball}} |
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*[[List of Cuban |
*[[List of Cuban Americans]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{baseballstats|mlb=120190|espn=3281|br=p/palmeor01|fangraphs=28|brm=palmei001orl|retro=P/Ppalmo001}} |
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{{2002 Anaheim Angels}} |
{{2002 Anaheim Angels}} |
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[[Category:Major League Baseball outfielders]] |
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[[Category:Miami Hurricanes baseball players]] |
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[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals players]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Boise Hawks players]] |
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[[Category:Midland Angels players]] |
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[[Category:Quad Cities River Bandits players]] |
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[[Category:Vancouver Canadians players]] |
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[[Category:Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 7 July 2024
Orlando Palmeiro | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | January 19, 1969|
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 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Angels players
- California Angels players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Miami Hurricanes baseball players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey
- Baseball players from Hudson County, New Jersey
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Boise Hawks players
- Midland Angels players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
- American baseball outfielder, 1960s birth stubs