Magglio Ordonez
In four straight seasons, Magglio Ordonez batted at least .300 and had at least 30 doubles, 30 homers, 100 runs batted in. The powerful Venezuelan right fielder was a four-time All-Star with the White Sox, but injuries marked his final season in the Windy City. He signed with Detroit, inking a high-priced deal that included a loophole that allowed the Tigers to recoup some of the money if he suffered from back injuries again. The mopped-hair slugger avoided back injuries, but still missed half of the 2005 season with a hernia. He bounced back the following season, driving in more than 100 runs for the fifth time as Detroit won their first pennant in 22 seasons.
| Career Batting Stats |
| G |
AB |
H |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
OPS |
OPS+ |
| 1541 |
5861 |
1830 |
933 |
268 |
1095 |
88 |
.312 |
.520 |
.371 |
.891 |
116.0 |
|
Where does Magglio Ordonez rank among baseball greats?
Magglio Ordonez ranks #45 among the Top 50 all-time at RF. Rankings ⇒
Best Season: 2002
The 28-year old slugged .597 and batted a career-high .320 with 38 homers, 135 RBI, 47 doubles, and 116 runs scored (all career-bests). He was an All-Star, a Silver Slugger Award recipient, and finished eighth in AL MVP voting.
Where He Played
Right field
Born
Magglio (Delgado) Ordonez was born on January 28, 1974, in Caracas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Major League Debut
8 29,
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Post-Season Appearances
2000 American League Divisional Series
Post-Season Notes
Ordonez hit two homers in Game Four of the 2006 ALCS, including a walk-off, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in Comerica Park.
Hitting Streaks
18 games (2003)
Transactions
May 18, 1991: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.
October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
February 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
All-Star Selections
1999 AL
2000 AL
2001 AL
2003 AL
Best Strength as a Player
Ordonez is an excellent hitter, who despite great power, puts the ball in play. Through 2006, he had never struck out as many as 90 times in one season. A typical season for Mags was 50 walks and 65 strikeouts, with a .300 average and 30 homers or so.
Largest Weakness as a Player
After his back problems, his running speed was greatly reduced. He grounded in to a lot of double plays, too.
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