Candy Maldonado
| Candy Maldonado | |
|---|---|
Candy Maldonado in 2009. | |
| Right fielder / Left fielder | |
| Born: September 5, 1960 Humacao, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1995, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 146 |
| Runs batted in | 618 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1981 to 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. Chris Berman, a fellow ESPN analyst, nicknamed him the "Candyman". Maldonado holds the distinction of having struck the first game-winning hit outside the United States in World Series play, and was the only Giant to hit a triple in the 1989 World Series.