Carlos Ponce (baseball)
Appearance
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Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 75 | |||||||||||||||
First baseman / Coach | |||||||||||||||
Born: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | February 7, 1959|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
MLB: August 14, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||
NPB: April 4, 1986, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |||||||||||||||
Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
MLB: October 6, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||
NPB: June 17, 1990, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .161 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 5 | ||||||||||||||
NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .297 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 119 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 389 | ||||||||||||||
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Carlos Antonio Ponce Diaz (born February 7, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman who is currently coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Career
[edit]He signed with the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a free agent in 1982 and played with the team at the Major League level in 1985.[1]
From 1986–1990, Ponce played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He had a .296 career average and a .555 slugging percentage, belting 119 home runs and compiling 389 runs batted in.
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlos Ponce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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