- Mario Valenzuela
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Mario Valenzuela Osuna (born March 10, 1977 in Isla San Marcos, Baja California Sur, México) is a professional baseball outfielder.
Career
Valenzuela currently plays for the Diablos Rojos del México of the summer Mexican Baseball League and the Algodoneros de Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League. He formerly played for the Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates, beginning in 1996 at the age of 19 by playing in the Rookie League and eventually achieving Triple-A level in 2004.
In 2006, Valenzuela played for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, finishing the tournament batting .250 with a home run and one run batted in.
For the 2009 World Baseball Classic edition, he joined Team Mexico as a replacement player for the injured Erubiel Durazo, going hitless in four at bats.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference or MiLB.com
Mexico National Baseball Team 2006 World Baseball Classic roster 3 Jorge Cantú | 7 Mario Valenzuela | 8 Alfredo Amézaga | 9 Vinny Castilla | 13 Rodrigo López | 17 Juan Castro | 18 Luis Alfonso García | 20 Miguel Ojeda | 21 Esteban Loaiza | 22 Benji Gil | 23 Adrian Gonzalez | 24 Gerónimo Gil | 26 Luis Cruz | 28 Karim García | 29 Adán Muñoz | 33 Pablo Ortega | 36 Luis Carlos García | 44 Erubiel Durazo | 45 Elmer Dessens | 46 Roberto Ramírez | 47 Jorge de la Rosa | 48 Francisco Campos | 50 Antonio Osuna | 51 David Cortés | 52 Dennys Reyes | 54 Édgar González | 56 Luis Ayala | 57 Óscar Villarreal | 59 Óliver Pérez | 73 Ricardo Rincón
Manager 25 Francisco Estrada | Coach 34 Fernando Valenzuela | Coach 49 Teddy HigueraMexico National Baseball Team 2009 World Baseball Classic roster 1 Augie Ojeda | 2 Edgar Gonzalez | 3 Jorge Cantú | 7 Mario Valenzuela | 8 Alfredo Amézaga | 10 Karim García | 13 Rodrigo López | 14 Scott Hairston | 17 Freddy Sandoval | 19 Rafael Díaz | 22 Cristhian Presichi | 23 Adrian Gonzalez | 25 Jerry Hairston, Jr. | 26 Oscar Robles | 29 Pablo Ortega | 32 Rod Barajas | 33 Jorge Campillo | 35 Miguel Ojeda | 38 Jorge Vázquez | 45 Elmer Dessens | 46 Óliver Pérez | 47 Erubiel Durazo | 48 Joakim Soria | 50 Agustín Murillo | 51 David Cortés | 52 Dennys Reyes | 56 Luis Ayala | 60 Francisco Rodríguez | 73 Ricardo Rincón | 84 Francisco Campos
Manager 9 Vinny Castilla | Assistant Coach 34 Fernando Valenzuela | Pitching Coach 49 Teddy Higuera | Bullpen Coach 44 Armando Reynoso | Batting Coach 6 Ever Magallanes | 1st Base Coach 20 José Tolentino | 3rd Base Coach 5 Houston Jiménez
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Mexican baseball players
- People from Baja California Sur
- Gulf Coast White Sox players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Bristol White Sox players
- Burlington Bees players
- Winston-Salem Warthogs players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Great Falls White Sox players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Mexican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball outfielder stubs
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