Danny Sandoval

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**Danny Sandoval**

Toronto Blue Jays — No. 8
Shortstop
Born: April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07) (age 29) Lara, Venezuela
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 17, 2005 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2005-2006)

Danny E. Sandoval (born April 7, 1979 in Lara, Venezuela) is an infielder in Major League Baseball who plays with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Sandoval is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He made his major league debut on July 17, 2005.

After spending seven seasons in the minors with the White Sox and Rockies organizations, Sandoval signed with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2004 season. He started 2005 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons and got the call to replace Geoff Geary after the All-Star Game. At time of the call, Sandoval ranked second in the International League with a .349 batting average, and was hitting .423 (55-for-130) with 11 doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 23 runs in his last 31 games. Along with Bobby Abreu, Ugueth Urbina, Tomás Pérez, and Endy Chávez, he became the fifth Venezuelan player on the Phillies roster.

Sandoval appeared in three games with the Phillies and went 0-for-2 with a run scored. On July 23, he was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in order to bring up a right-handed reliever.

The fact that Sandoval can play several infield positions is a definite plus. He fought for a spot on the Phillies roster during spring training 2006, but was demoted after the Phillies kept both Alex Gonzalez and Abraham Núñez.