Mario Mendoza | |
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Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | 26 December 1950|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1974, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 22, 1982, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .215 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 101 |
Teams | |
Member of the Mexican Professional | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2000 |
Mario Mendoza Aizpuru (born 26 December 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently the manager of Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Mendoza, a lifetime .215 hitter, is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude, the "Mendoza Line", meaning a batting average of .200.[1] Mendoza managed in the minor leagues and in Mexico after his nine-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career. He is a member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.