| Pedro Florimón, Jr. | |
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| Minnesota Twins – No. -- | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: December 10, 1986 La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 2011 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
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Pedro Alexander Florimón, Jr. (born December 10, 1986 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He plays the shortstop position, and throws right-handed and bats switch.
It has been stated by Scout.com that Florimón has trouble hitting a breaking ball, and that he often looks "lost at the plate."[1] However, they also stated that he has "impressive plate discipline, if all he is seeing are fastballs."[1] Scout.com also wrote that Florimón doesn't have much power, but they also said that could change with age.[1] They also described him as a "plus runner."[1]
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Florimón was signed by the Orioles as a non-drafted free agent on June 18, 2004.[2] He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2004, and 2005.[2] In 2006, he played for the rookie-level Bluefield Orioles, and the Class-A Short-Season Aberdeen IronBirds. With Bluefield, he batted .333 with 23 runs, 40 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases in 33 games. He led the Bluefields in stolen bases, and caught stealing (6); and was second in bases on balls (28), and batting average.[3] With the IronBirds, he batted .248 with 13 runs, 26 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 5 RBIs in 26 games. In 2007, he spent the entire season with the Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds and batted .197 with 50 runs, 73 hits, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 34 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 111 games. The next season, Florimón again played for the Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds. In 81 games, he batted .223 with 28 runs, 60 hits, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 19 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases. In 2009, he spent most of the season with the Class-A Advanced Frederick Keys of the Carolina League, however, he spent some of the season with the Double-A Bowie Baysox of the Eastern League. With the Keys, he batted .267 with 76 runs, 115 hits, 32 doubles, 5 triples, 9 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases in 115 games. On the team, he was first in triples; second in runs, stolen bases, caught stealing (9); and was third in RBIs, and bases on balls (42).[4] Florimón was selected to the Carolina League mid-season all-star game.[5] He was also named the Carolina League's Player of the Week for the week of August 17–23.[2] Florimón played 7 games with the Baysox, and batted .091 with 2 hits, and 1 RBI. On November 19, Florimón was placed on the Orioles 40-man roster after his contract was purchased from Bowie.[6] He was re-signed by the Orioles on March 9.[7] He spent spring training with the Orioles until March 26, when he was assigned to Double-A Bowie.[8] Florimón started the 2010 season with Bowie. On May 26, he was placed on the seven-day disabled list.[9]
On December 5, 2011, he was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins.
Florimón was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, which he described as a "medium-sized" town.[10] He stated that his favorite Major League Baseball player is Omar Vizquel.[10]