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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}}
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|throws=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|1|19}}
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|1|19}}
|birth_place=[[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
|birth_place=[[Hoboken, New Jersey]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 1
|debutdate=July 1
|debutyear=1995
|debutyear=1995
|debutteam=California Angels
|debutteam=California Angels
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 30
|finaldate=September 30
|finalyear=2007
|finalyear=2007
|finalteam=Houston Astros
|finalteam=Houston Astros
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average]]
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.274
|stat1value=.274
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=640
|stat2value=12
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=226
|stat3value=226
|teams=
|teams=
* [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{By|1995}}–{{By|2002}})
* [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|2002}})
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{By|2003}})
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|2003}})
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{By|2004}}–{{By|2007}})
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2007}})
|highlights=
|highlights=
* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2002}})
* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2002}})
}}
}}
'''Orlando Palmeiro''' (born January 19, 1969) is a 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|accessdate=2009-01-30}}</ref>
'''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>


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 Angels where he played for a number of years in various farm teams until joining the California Angels.
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.


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 {{By|2003}}, when he [[Batting average|batted]] .271 with 3 [[home run]]s and 33 [[Run batted in|RBI]].
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]].

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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball}}
{{Portal|Baseball}}
*[[List of Cuban Americans|List of Famous Cuban-Americans]]
*[[List of Cuban Americans]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Baseballstats|espn=3281|br=p/palmeor01|brm=palmei001orl}}
{{baseballstats|mlb=120190|espn=3281|br=p/palmeor01|fangraphs=28|brm=palmei001orl|retro=P/Ppalmo001}}


{{2002 Anaheim Angels}}
{{2002 Anaheim Angels}}


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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 19, 1969
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 7 July 2024

Orlando Palmeiro
Outfielder
Born: (1969-01-19) January 19, 1969 (age 55)
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 runs12
Runs batted in226
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
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