Orlando Merced

Orlando Merced
Right fielder / First baseman
Born: (1966-11-02) November 2, 1966 (age 58)
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
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 runs103
Runs batted in585
NPB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs2
Runs batted in15
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.