Andrés Blanco

Andrés Blanco
Andrés Blanco
	Blanco playing for the Rangers in 2011
Free agent
	Infielder
	Born: April 11, 1984 (age 40); Caracas, Venezuela
	Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics ; (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.264
Hits	280
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	96
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (2004–2006); Chicago Cubs (2009); Texas Rangers (2010–2011); Philadelphia Phillies (2014–2016);

Andrés Eloy Blanco Perez (born April 11, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies.

Baseball career

Blanco with the Phillies in a game on August 22, 2014

Kansas City Royals

Blanco made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on April 18, 2004. He hit .317 (19-for-60) with five RBIs, nine runs, two doubles, two triples, and one stolen base in 19 games.

He hit .215 with a .220 on-base percentage in 2005, and .241 with a .290 on-base percentage in 2006, both with Kansas City. Blanco had surgery on his left shoulder on September 29, 2006, to repair a posterior labrum tear in his left shoulder, which he injured during a swing five days prior against the Tigers.^[1]^[2]

He did not play in the major leagues in 2007, but batted .192 in the minor leagues with a .226 on-base percentage and a .212 slugging percentage.

Chicago Cubs

He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in November 2007, played the 2008 season with the Iowa Cubs where he hit .285/.327/.336, and became a free agent at the end of the season. In December 2008, he re-signed with the Cubs.

On June 20, 2009, during an interleague game between the Cubs and Cleveland Indians, Blanco hit an RBI single to tie a game in extra innings. He later scored the winning run for the Cubs on a wild pitch thrown by Indians' closer Kerry Wood.

Blanco hit his first major league home run on July 29, 2009 while playing the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field.

Texas Rangers

On March 27, 2010, Blanco was traded to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash. He subsequently won the Rangers' utility infielder position. He became a free agent on November 4, 2011.

Washington Nationals

Blanco signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on December 16, 2011. He also received an invitation to spring training.

Philadelphia Phillies

After leaving the Nationals, Blanco signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on March 31, 2012. The Phillies re-signed Blanco to a minor league deal with a spring training invitation on November 21, 2013.^[3] His contract was selected from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on June 29, 2014.

References

^ Eskew, Alan (February 19, 2007). "Notes: Blanco limited by shoulder injury". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
^ Kaegel, Dick (September 30, 2006). "Notes: McClure remains calm". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
^ Seidman, Corey (November 21, 2013). "Phillies sign Andres Blanco to minor-league deal". CSNPhilly.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Eskew, Alan (February 19, 2007). "Notes: Blanco limited by shoulder injury". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2009.

[2] Kaegel, Dick (September 30, 2006). "Notes: McClure remains calm". MLB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2009.

[3] Seidman, Corey (November 21, 2013). "Phillies sign Andres Blanco to minor-league deal". CSNPhilly.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

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