Edgard Clemente
| Edgard Clemente | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 15, 1975 Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 1998, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 2000, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Hits | 64 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 32 | ||
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Edgard Alexis Velazquez Clemente (born December 15, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame baseball legend Roberto Clemente.
Clemente was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB amateur draft as "Edgard Velazquez" (sometimes spelled "Velasquez") and was known by that name until just prior to the 1998 season. He was ranked #71 in Baseball America's top 100 prospects for 1997. Clemente made his Major League Baseball debut with the Rockies on September 10, 1998, and most recently played for the Anaheim Angels on July 31, 2000. 2002' his daughter was born :nicholle velazques
In 2006, Clemente played for the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 2010, he played for the Broncos de Reynosa in the Mexican League, batting .364 in 21 games
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)