Richard Hidalgo

Richard Hidalgo
Hidalgo in a throw in the Rangers jersey (2005)
Outfielder
Born: June 28, 1975 in Caracas , Venezuela
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
September 1,  1997  with the  Houston Astros
Last MLB assignment
August 4,  2005  with the  Texas Rangers
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 269
Home runs	171
Runs Batted In	560
Teams
Houston Astros ( 1997 - 2004 ) New York Mets ( 2004 ) Texas Rangers ( 2005 )

Richard José Hidalgo (born June 28, 1975 in Caracas ) is a former Venezuelan baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB).

In 1998 he joined the MLB as a rookie , where he played for the Houston Astros until 2000 .

2001 to 2002 Hidalgo played with the Philadelphia Phillies . There he was awarded the Gold Glove (best field player in the league at his position) twice in a row . In 2004 he played for the New York Mets . The last stop of his career in MLB was the Texas Rangers , where he played in 2005. For 2006 he had signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles for the minor leagues . The Orioles, however, met his request to terminate the contract before the season began. In January 2007, the Astros took Hidalgo again under contract, this time for the Minor Leagues. Since he did not show any convincing performances in spring training and was not ready to be sent to a minor league team, the Astros dissolved the contract at the end of 2007. In April 2007 he announced the end of his professional career.

Web links

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• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  The Baseball Cube (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orioles release Hidalgo, who may go to Japan - MLB - ESPN . In: sports.espn.go.com . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
2. ↑ Released Hidalgo 'didn't measure up' for Astros . In: chron.com . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
3. ^ Astros sign Hidalgo to minor-league deal . In: espn.com . Retrieved June 10, 2014.