- José Vidro
Infobox MLB player
name=Jose Vidro
width=300
positionplain=Designated hitter /Second baseman
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|8|27
birthplace=Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
debutdate=June 8
debutyear=1997
debutteam=Montreal Expos
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.298
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=128
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=654
teams=
*Montreal Expos (by|1997-by|2004)
*Washington Nationals (by|2005-by|2006)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007-by|2008)
awards=
* 3x All-Star selection (2000, 2002, 2003)
*Silver Slugger Award winner (2003)José Angel Vidro (born
August 27 ,1974 inMayagüez, Puerto Rico ) is aMajor League Baseball player who is currently afree agent . He is aswitch hitter and throwsright-handed .Professional career
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals
Vidro was drafted in the sixth round of the by|1992 amateur draft by the
Montreal Expos . He spent four seasons in theminor leagues before making his major league debut onJune 8 , mlby|1997. He was primarily a reserve infielder for the Expos in 1997 and mlby|1998.In mlby|1999, Vidro became a full-time player as the Expos starting second baseman. He hit .304 with 12
home run s and 59 RBI and was second in theNational League with 45 doubles.In mlby|2000, Vidro was named an All-Star for the first time in his career. His career high .330 batting average was seventh best in the NL. His 200 hits were 2nd best in the NL and his 51 doubles on the season were good for 3rd best. He also set career high numbers in homers with 24 and RBI with 97. Vidro continued as the starting second baseman for the Expos in mlby|2001 when he hit .319 with 15 homers and 59 RBI.
Vidro make the NL All-Star team in both mlby|2002 and mlby|2003, hitting over .300 both seasons and winning the
Silver Slugger as the best hitting 2nd baseman in the NL in 2003. Vidro played 3 more seasons with the franchise, including the first two seasons when the Expos moved and became theWashington Nationals . Due to injuries to his right knee, ankle, and quadriceps muscle, Vidro played in only 87 games for theWashington Nationals in mlby|2005, 8 of which were as apinch hitter .eattle Mariners
On
December 14 , mlby|2006, the Nationals traded Vidro to theSeattle Mariners foroutfielder Chris Snelling andpitcher Emiliano Fruto [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2696991] . Vidro spent two seasons with Seattle primarily playing DH. He hit .314 in 147 games in mlby|2007; but, had only 6 homers while slugging .394.On
August 5 , mlby|2008, the Mariners designated Vidro for assignment, and he was released onAugust 13 . He was hitting .234 with seven home runs and 45 RBI at the time.External links
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