Mario Valdez

Mario Valdez
First baseman
Born: (1974-11-19) November 19, 1974
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 15, 1997, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 22, 2001, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average .238
Runs 18
Hits 43
Teams

Mario Ayelar Valdez (born November 19, 1974 in Obregón, Mexico) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He also played one season in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2004.

Valdez was drafted by the White Sox in the 48th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Valdez played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Utica Blue Sox in 1986, and his last season with the independent Pensacola Central of the Central League, in 2004. His last affiliated season was in 2003, when he played for the San Diego Padres' Triple-A unit, the Portland Beavers.

Valdez played third base for the White Sox in the ninth inning on July 2, 1997. This made him the most recent left-handed player to play third base in a big league game (as of 2017), the last left-handed player to play any position other than pitcher, first base, or an outfield position, and the only left-handed player to play such a position since 1989.[1]

Play with Mexican team Tomateros de Culiacan in winter games Liga Mexicana del Pacifico. Debut in 1995, team who won the championship the same year, also 1996-1997, 2001-2002, 2003–2004 and Caribbean Series in 1996-2002.

References

  1. Preston, JG. "Left-handed throwing second basemen, shortstops and third basemen". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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