Lou Montañez

Infobox MLB player
name = Lou Montañez


width = 150
caption =
team = Baltimore Orioles
number = 3
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|12|15
birthplace = Bayamón, Puerto Rico
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = August 5
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Baltimore Orioles
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .295
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 3
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 14
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2008-present)

Luis Anibal Montañez (born December 15, 1981 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball left fielder for the Baltimore Orioles.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Montañez was drafted by the Chicago Cubs third overall in the 2000 MLB Draft. He spent seven years in the Cubs Minor League Baseball team, but wasn't called up. On January 5, by|2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. After batting .335 with 26 home runs and 97 RBI in 116 games for the Orioles Double-A affiliate Bowie Baysox, he was called up to the Majors for the first time. In by|2008, Montañez won the Eastern League Triple Crown despite missing nearly a month of the season after getting called up to the majors. [ [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080901&content_id=453223&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp "Montanez wins Eastern League Triple Crown"] . September 1, 2008, "Milb.com". Retrieved on September 13, 2008.]

Baltimore Orioles

Montañez made his major league debut on August 5, mlby|2008, but did not get an at-bat. On August 6, he got a home run in his first at-bat making him the second Oriole to accomplish the feat.

ee also

*List of players with a home run in first major league at-bat

References

External links

*Baseballstats |mlb=428642 |espn=29205 |br=m/montalu01 |fangraphs=2923 |cube=m/luis-montanez