Carlos Delgado

Carlos Delgado
Delgado with the New York Mets in 2008
First baseman
Born: (1972-06-25) June 25, 1972 (age 52) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 1, 1993, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 2009, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.280
Hits	2,038
Home runs	473
Runs batted in	1,512
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1993–2004) Florida Marlins (2005) New York Mets (2006–2009)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2000, 2003) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1999, 2000, 2003) AL Hank Aaron Award (2000) Roberto Clemente Award (2006) AL RBI leader (2003) Hit 4 home runs in one game on September 25, 2003 Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2015
Medals Men's baseball Representing  Puerto Rico World Baseball Classic 2013 San Francisco Team 2017 Los Angeles Team

Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a first baseman, from 1993 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, where he was a member of the 1993 World Series-winning team, won the 2000 American League (AL) Hank Aaron Award, and was the 2003 AL RBI leader. He was also a two-time AL All-Star player and a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner during his tenure with the Blue Jays.

Delgado holds the Major League Baseball record for career home runs by a Puerto Rican player with 473. He is one of only six players in Major League history to hit 30 home runs in ten consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth player to do so. During his twelve years with the Toronto Blue Jays, Delgado set many team records, including home runs (336), RBI (1,058), walks (827), slugging percentage (.556), on-base plus slugging (.949), runs (889), total bases (2,786), doubles (343), runs created (1,077), extra base hits (690), times on base (2,362), hit by pitch (122), intentional walks (128) and at bats per home run (14.9).

Delgado also played for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets. In 2006, he was named the recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award. On February 4, 2015, Delgado was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.^[1]