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Orlando Palmeiro (born January 19, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He attended high school at Miami Southridge High School and played college baseball at the University of Miami.[1]

Orlando Palmeiro
Outfielder
Born: (1969-01-19) January 19, 1969 (age 53)
Hoboken, New Jersey
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 1, 1995, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2007, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average.274
Home runs12
Runs batted in226
Teams
  • California / Anaheim Angels (1995–2002)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (2003)
  • Houston Astros (2004–2007)
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion (2002)

Palmeiro, a star high school player in Miami, Florida, went on to play baseball at the community college level at Miami-Dade Community College South and then briefly at the University of Miami under UM coach Ron Fraser before being drafted by the California Angels where he played for a number of years on various farm teams before reaching the majors.

Palmeiro spent his entire career as a backup outfielder, never having been a regular starter. He was the fourth outfielder of the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels team, batting .300 for the year. Palmeiro also made the last out of the 2005 World Series for the Houston Astros. His best season was arguably with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003, when he batted .271 with 3 home runs and 33 RBI. He is the cousin of Rafael Palmeiro.


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References


  1. "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-30.






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