“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Baseball mostly. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mags, Magglio Ordóñez. Right field, that's right, throws right. Six foot, two fifteen.
Caracas, Venezuela. January 28th, 1974. He is fifty.
The Coral Falcon High School in Coral Falcon, Venezuela. August 29th, 1997. Debuted twenty-three.
First, the Strohs of Houston. September 27th, 2011. Final game at thirty-seven.
I was in my first semester of college at Wazoo in Pullman, Washington. Two for three, they were the Cleveland Indians back then, now the Cleveland Guardians, who they played against. Agent Boris Corporation, Adam Katz, Tom Reich, previous.
Magglio Ordóñez, full name, no middle name, six-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger, one-time batting title winner. War No. 30, speaking of war, 38.8, 6,978 at-bats, 2,156 hits, 294 homers.
309 batter, though. Really amazing career batting average. Especially by today's standards, 15 seasons, the first eight with the Chai Sox, the last seven with the Detroit Tigers, All-Star 99 through 01, 03, all with the White Sox, 06 and 07 with the Tigers.
1,848 games, 7,745 plate appearances, 1,076 runs, 426 doubles, that's a ton. 54 led the Majors in 07. Also, season high, 21 triples, 1236 RBI[…]”
From Baseball Mostly: 888~TOTD #399⚾️HOF or Not❓Magglio Ordóñez, Aug 21, 2024
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