Orlando Merced | |
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Right fielder / First baseman | |
Born: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | November 2, 1966|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: June 27, 1990, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
NPB: June 3, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave | |
Last appearance | |
NPB: July 30, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave | |
MLB: October 1, 2003, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .277 |
Home runs | 103 |
Runs batted in | 585 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .225 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 15 |
Teams | |
Orlando Luis Merced Villanueva (born November 2, 1966) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990–1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Minnesota Twins (1998), Boston Red Sox (1998), Chicago Cubs (1998), Montreal Expos (1999), and Houston Astros (2001–2003). He also played one season for the Orix BlueWave (2000) in Japan.