Carlos Maldonado

:"For the baseball pitcher, see Carlos Maldonado".Infobox MLB player


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name=Carlos Maldonado

position=Catcher
team=Pittsburgh Pirates
number=72
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|1|3
debutdate=September 8
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.163
stat2label=Runs batted in
stat2value=4
stat3label=Home runs
stat3value=2
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2006-present)

Carlos Luis Maldonado (Born January 3, 1979 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball player, most recently a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in by|2007. A catcher, Maldonado bats and throws right-handed. His listed height is 6'1", and his listed weight is 245 pounds.

Maldonado originally signed with the Seattle Mariners organization in by|1996 as a non-drafted free agent. He was traded to the Houston Astros for infielder Carlos Hernández on March 21, by|2000, then spent time in the minor league systems of the Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates, before making his major league debut with the Pirates in by|2006. Maldonado appeared in eight games that year, collecting two hits in nineteen at-bats, for a batting average of .105. He also stole one base. After the end of the season, the Pirates removed him from their 40-man roster, but called him back up in for September 2007, where he hit 2 home runs.

Maldonado is a graduate of Perez Bonolches High School in Venezuela. He has one daughter, Kimberlee, who was born in 2002.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=430961 Maldonado's player page] at MLB.com
* [http://tsf.waymoresports.thestar.com/thestar/baseball/player.cgi?2594 Maldonado's minor league statistics] at The Toronto Star