- Jorge Velandia
Infobox MLB player
name=Jorge Velandia
width=300
position=Shortstop
team=Tampa Bay Rays
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|1|12
birthplace=Caracas, Venezuela
debutdate=June 20
debutyear=1997
debutteam=San Diego Padres
statyear=May 27, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.182
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=2
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=23| teams=
*San Diego Padres (by|1997)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1998-by|2000)
*New York Mets (by|2000-by|2001, by|2003)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2007)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2008)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008)Jorge Luis Velandia Macias [ve-LAHN-deah] (born
January 12 ,1975 inCaracas, Venezuela ) is aMajor League Baseball shortstop for theTampa Bay Rays organization. He bats and throwsright-handed .Velandia has played with the
San Diego Padres (mlby|1997),Oakland Athletics (mlby|1998-mlby|2000),New York Mets (2000-mlby|2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (mlby|2007),Toronto Blue Jays (mlby|2008), andCleveland Indians (2008).On
December 1 , by|2006, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Velandia to a minor league deal with an invite tospring training . His first major leaguehome run , which was a grand slam came onSeptember 25 , 2007.He started the by|2008 season playing for the
Syracuse Chiefs , the Triple-A affiliate of theToronto Blue Jays . OnMay 7 , his contract was purchased by the Blue Jays, and was added to the active roster. OnMay 16 , he was designated for assignment and declined an outright assignment onMay 19 becoming afree agent . Velandia signed with the Cleveland Indians onMay 27 , 2008, and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, theBuffalo Bisons .He was called up on
June 12 , to replace the injuredJosh Barfield (who had been recently called up himself, forAsdrubal Cabrera ). Cabrera returned a month later, and Velandia was sent back to Buffalo. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays onAugust 30 .External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5836 ESPN (profile and daily update)]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml Baseball Reference (statistics and analysis)]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/V/Jorge-Velandia.shtml Baseball Cube baseball statistics]
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