- Ricky Ledée
Infobox MLB retired
name=Ricky Ledee
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|11|22
debutdate=June 14
debutyear=by|1998
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=July 5
finalyear=by|2007
finalteam=New York Mets
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.243
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=63
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=318
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1998–by|2000)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2000)
*Texas Rangers (by|2000–by|2001)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2002–by|2004)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2004)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2005–by|2006)
*New York Mets (by|2006–by|2007)
highlights=
*World Series Champion: 1998, 1999Ricardo Alberto "Ricky" Ledée (born
November 22 ,1973 in Ponce,Puerto Rico ) is a formerMajor League Baseball outfielder who played for theNew York Yankees ,Cleveland Indians , Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies ,San Francisco Giants ,Los Angeles Dodgers andNew York Mets in his decade long professional career. He won twoWorld Series championships with the Yankees in by|1998 and by|1999.Ledée broke into the Major Leagues in 1998, playing in 42 games with the Yankees. The
left-handed outfielder reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in the 1998World Series and was part of the Yankees' championship teams in both 1998 and 1999.In by|2000, Ledée was batting only .241 for the Yankees when they traded him with
pitcher sJake Westbrook andZach Day to the Cleveland Indians in exchange forDavid Justice . He played just 17 games for the Indians before they traded him to the Texas Rangers forfirst baseman David Segui . He finished 2000 with the Rangers and was a reserve for the club in by|2001. Since then, he has played for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets, who claimed him off waivers onAugust 8 , by|2006.Ledée signed a minor league contract with the
Oakland Athletics onFebruary 2 , by|2007, and was invited to theirspring training camp, but was releasedMarch 25 . The Mets signed him to another minor league contractMarch 31 . He was a starting outfielder for their triple-A,Pacific Coast League affiliate,New Orleans Zephyrs , when they recalled him to the Major League rosterJune 8 . OnJuly 8 , he was designated for assignment.Ledée retired from baseball on
August 21 , 2007.Ledée's late father, Toñito Ledée, was the lead singer of
Papo Lucca 's band,Sonora Ponceña .Ledée,
Darryl Strawberry , andJose Vizcaino are the only players who have played for all four current and former New York franchises—the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Giants.External links
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