Magglio Ordóñez
| Magglio Ordóñez | |
|---|---|
Ordóñez with the Tigers in 2011 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: January 28, 1974 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 29, 1997, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 2011, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .309 |
| Hits | 2,156 |
| Home runs | 294 |
| Runs batted in | 1,236 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Magglio José Ordóñez Delgado (/ɔːrˈdoʊnjɛz/; born January 28, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011). Ordóñez is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 215 lb (98 kg). Having posted a career .309 batting average over 15 seasons, Ordóñez retired from the major leagues as a Tiger on June 3, 2012, in a ceremony at Comerica Park prior to the afternoon game.
In 2013, he announced that he would be running for public office in his native country of Venezuela and was elected mayor of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality on December 8, 2013.