Andrés Blanco

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Andrés Blanco
team = Chicago Cubs
number = 57
positionplain = Shortstop / Second baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|4|11
birthplace = Caracas, Venezuela
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = April 17
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Kansas City Royals
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .252
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 19
teams =
*Kansas City Royals (by|2004-by|2006)

Andrés Eloy Blanco (born April 10, 1984) is a Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitter batter who played with the Kansas City Royals and, in 2008, will play for the Chicago Cubs.

Blanco was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was named in honor of Andrés Eloy Blanco, a Venezuelan poet, by his father.

Blanco made his major league debut on April 18, 2004. He hit .317 (19-for-60) with five RBI, nine runs, two doubles, two triples, and one stolen base in 19 games.

He signed a minor league contract to play for the Cubs in November 2007.

ee also

* Players from Venezuela in "MLB"

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blancan01.shtml Andrés Blanco] at Baseball Reference (stats)
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7313 Andrés Blanco] , ESPN (profile and daily update)