Magglio Ordóñez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ordóñez and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Magglio Ordóñez

Ordóñez with the Tigers in 2008
Right fielder
Born: (1974-01-28) January 28, 1974
Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 1997, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2011, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average .309
Hits 2,156
Home runs 294
Runs batted in 1,236
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Magglio José Ordóñez Delgado (/ɔːrˈdoʊnjɛz/; born January 28, 1974) is a retired Venezuelan Major League Baseball right fielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011). Ordóñez is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 215 lb (98 kg). Ordóñez retired from major league baseball as a Tiger on June 3, 2012 in a ceremony at Comerica Park prior to the afternoon game.[1]

In 2013, he announced that he will be running for public office in his native country of Venezuela [2] and was elected mayor of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality on December 8, 2013.

Professional career

In a 15-year major league career (through the end of the 2011 season), Ordóñez was a .309 hitter with 294 home runs and 1,236 RBIs in 1,848 games. He has been selected for the All-Star Game six times (1999–2001, 2003, and 2006–07) and has won three Silver Slugger awards (2000, 2002, and 2007). In 2007, he won the American League batting title with an average of .363. He also established a career high with 139 runs batted in, and finished runner-up to Alex Rodriguez in the AL Most Valuable Player award voting.

Chicago White Sox (1997–2004)

Ordóñez bats for the White Sox, 1999

Ordóñez spent the first eight years of his major league career playing with the Chicago White Sox. In the five seasons prior to 2004, Ordóñez hit at least .300 with 29 home runs and 99 RBI, and reached the 30-home run, 100-RBI plateau in four of those seasons. He also collected over 70 extra-base hits from 2001 to 2003, but a collision with second baseman Willie Harris on Omar Vizquel's popup to right field during a May 19, 2004 game against the Cleveland Indians, cost him two trips to the disabled list and two surgeries on his left knee. He finished with .292, 9 home runs, and 37 RBI in 52 games. During the 2001 season when Ordóñez was teammates with Jose Canseco, Canseco claims he injected Ordóñez with steroids.[3]

During the 2003 off-season, Ordonez was almost traded to the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox and Texas Rangers had been in discussions for weeks about Boston acquiring the reigning American League MVP, SS Alex Rodriguez for outfielder Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox then agreed in principle to trade its incumbent SS Nomar Garciaparra to the White Sox for Ordonez. When the Rodriguez-for-Ramirez trade fell through, the Red Sox decided to not trade Garciaparra and the Ordonez trade was called off as well.[4]

Detroit Tigers (2005–2011)

Ordóñez signed with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent on February 7, 2005. His five-year, $85 million contract was the second largest the Tigers had ever paid a player. Because of Ordóñez's knee injury from the 2004 season, the contract included a clause stating that if he were to spend more than 25 days on the disabled list due to the same injury, the contract could be bought out for $3 million at the discretion of the Tigers' management.

After he signed with Detroit, a minor war of words occurred between Ordóñez and Ozzie Guillén, his former manager and teammate in Chicago.[5] Their apparent mutual dislike for each other was a contributing factor to Ordóñez's departure from the White Sox. However, the rivalry appears to have cooled, as Guillén actually requested Ordóñez for the 2006 All-Star Game.

In 2005, Ordóñez's first season for Detroit, he strained an abdominal muscle during the first week of the season and spent the next three months on the disabled list, as the strain turned out to be a hernia. This caused him to rest after corrective surgery for two months following the injury, after which he began a rehabilitation assignment at the Tigers' AAA minor league team in Toledo. He returned to the Tigers' lineup in early July, and once again became a star by hitting consistently over .300 while batting clean-up.

In 2006, Ordóñez returned to All-Star form. He was selected to the 2006 All-Star game as an injury replacement for Red Sox Left Fielder Manny Ramírez. At the All-Star break, Ordóñez was hitting .312 with 16 HR and 62 RBI, and was a mainstay for a Tigers team that was a major-league best 59–29 at the break.

Ordóñez in May 2010

On October 14, 2006, Ordóñez completed the Tigers' sweep of the ALCS with a three-run homer against Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics, with two outs on a 1–0 count in the bottom of the 9th, the 8th time in MLB history that a post-season series has ended with a home run. The win sent the Tigers to their first World Series appearance since 1984. Coincidentally, it also happened 22 years to the day from when the Tigers won the World Series in that year.

Ordóñez had the best season of his career in 2007. His .363 batting average, 28 home runs and 139 RBIs could be considered the best season by a Detroit Tigers batter until Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown in 2012. Ordonez finished second in the American League MVP race. Magglio's records and accomplishments in 2007 include:

On April 29, 2010, Ordóñez got his 2000th career hit against the Minnesota Twins' Carl Pavano.[6] On July 24 Ordóñez hurt his ankle sliding into home. X-rays revealed a fracture that was expected to heal in six to eight weeks, but some weeks after the injury it was reported Magglio would miss the rest of the season.[7] Following the season, the Tigers declined Ordóñez's $15 million option for 2011.[8]

On December 16, 2010, the Tigers re-signed Ordóñez to a 1-year, $10 million contract.[9]

On October 8, 2011 during a playoff game with the Texas Rangers, Ordóñez re-fractured the ankle that he had fractured in 2010, he was then ruled out for the rest of the 2011 postseason.

On November 1, 2011, Tigers general manager David Dombrowski announced that the Tigers would "most likely" not offer Ordóñez a contract for the 2012 season, which makes Ordóñez a free agent.[10] On May 29, 2012 it was reported that Ordonez would announce his retirement within the week.[11]

On June 3, 2012, Ordonez officially retired from major league baseball in a ceremony at Comerica Park.

Magglio is the new owner of the Tribu.[12]

Nicknames and family

In Detroit's Comerica Park, some Tiger fans sported curly black wigs underneath their baseball caps in support of their long-haired right fielder. This ended in mid-2009 when he cut his hair. He is also sometimes referred to affectionately as "Maggs". In mid-2006, a group of bloggers began referring to Magglio as "The Big Tilde". This nickname has been referenced on Deadspin, MLB.com, and during a Fox Sports broadcast.[13]

Ordóñez has three children with his wife Dagly, a son named Magglio Jr. and two daughters, Maggliana and Sophia.

Ordóñez' son, Magglio Ordóñez Jr. was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[14]

Magglio is the father of Valentina Mia who he fathered with Sandra Martinez in July 2014.[15]

Political views

Ordóñez was a supporter of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, and in early 2009 appeared in a televised political ad which assured the Venezuelan people that "the best of the revolution is yet to come."[16] As a result, during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Ordóñez was booed by anti-Chávez Venezuelan fans, during his at bats, and while he was on the field.[16][17]

In August 2013, Ordóñez announced that he will be running for the office of mayor in the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality in Venezuela,[2] on the ticket of the late Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela.[18] It was announced on December 9, 2013 that he had been elected Mayor.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ordonez Makes It Official". Huffington Post. June 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Schmehl, James (August 7, 2013). "Former Tigers star Magglio Ordonez announces bid to run for mayor in coastal Venezuelan town". mlive.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jose Canseco pumped to assist MLB". Daily News (New York).
  4. ↑ "Deal would trigger Nomar-for-Ordonez". ESPN. December 18, 2003. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Skipper: Ordonez 'better shut up and play'". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  6. ↑ Antonen, Mel (April 29, 2010). "Magglio Ordonez gets 2,000th hit of his career". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ Magglio fractures ankle, out 6–8 weeks MLB.com July 24, 2010
  8. ↑ "Tigers Blog". Apps.detnews.com. October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Ordonez returns to Detroit with one-year contract MLB.com December 16, 2010
  10. ↑ Magglio, Guillen Not Expected Back in Detroit MLB.com November 1, 2011
  11. ↑ Magglio Ordonez will announce retirement Sunday at Comerica Park
  12. ↑ Magglio Ordóñez será el nuevo jefe en la “Tribu Oriental”
  13. ↑ "Today's Tilde-quaintance: Fox Sports « The Big Tilde". Thebigtilde. April 29, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ Tigers draft Magglio's son in 38th round MLB.com, June 7, 2014
  15. ↑ http://www.notitarde.com/Espectaculos/Sandra-Martinez-dio-a-luz-a-hija-de-Magglio-Ordonez-2213249/2014/08/09/344553
  16. 1 2 Berardino, Mike (March 15, 2009). "Magglio Ordoñez booed by his own fans in WBC". Detroit Free Press (MediaNews Group). Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  17. ↑ Zuniga, Ricardo (March 16, 2009). "Cheers among the boos for Magglio Ordonez". Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  18. ↑ Neuman, William (August 6, 2013). "Dodgers' Road Winning Streak Is Ended at 15 by the Cardinals". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  19. ↑ Schilken, Chuck (December 9, 2013). "Magglio Ordonez goes from MLB star to socialist mayor in one year". Los Angeles Times.

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