Valentino Pascucci
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| New York Mets — No. 37 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Born: November 17, 1978 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 26, 2004 for the Montreal Expos | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .177 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
Valentino Martin Pascucci (born November 17, 1978 in Commack, New York) is a professional baseball player who currently plays for the New York Mets organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Pascucci was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the 1996 amateur entry draft, but he chose to go to college instead. He attended college at the University of Oklahoma for two years, from 1997-1998. He was originally a pitcher, compiling a 4-0 win-loss record with two saves and 64 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched. The Montréal Expos selected him in the 15th round of the 1999 amateur entry draft. He began his professional career as a position player.
Pascucci's pro career began in 1999, with the Vermont Expos. In 2000, with a 20-game stint with the Cape Fear Crocs, the Single-A affiliate of the Expos, Pascucci batted .319 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI and was called up to the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads later that season. He played 113 games for Jupiter, hitting .284 with a .394 on-base percentage. Val was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators for the 2002 season, where he sent a minor league career high 27 home runs out of the park. He played with the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers for all of 2003 and parts of 2004.
On April 26, 2004, Pascucci was called up by Montréal from Triple-A Edmonton. He debuted for the Expos in right field later that day. Val, however, was sent back down to the minor leagues on May 28. Pascucci wasn't called back up to the Majors until September 1, when MLB rosters expanded. He hit his first career home run on September 15, 2004 and also played in the final game of the Expos' history on October 3. He was released by the Washington Nationals on December 10, 2004, and has not played in the big leagues since.
Pascucci spent the 2006 season with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League. On April 6, 2007, Pascucci was signed by the Florida Marlins and spent the season with their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes. In December 2007, Pascucci signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. After being released by the Phillies on April 29, Pascucci signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets a few days later.
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