- Valentino Pascucci
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Valentino Pascucci
position=Outfielder
team=New York Mets
number=37
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|11|17
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Montreal Expos
statyear=2007
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=2
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.177
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=6
teams=
*Montreal Expos (by|2004)
*Chiba Lotte Marines (by|2005-by|2006) (NPB )Valentino Martin Pascucci (born
November 17 ,1978 inBellflower, California ) is a professional baseball player who currently plays for theNew York Mets organization. He bats and throwsright-handed .Pascucci was originally drafted by the
Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the by|1996 amateur entry draft, but he chose to go to college instead. He attended college at theUniversity of Oklahoma for two years, from by|1997-by|1998. He was originally apitcher , compiling a 4-0 win-loss record with two saves and 64strikeout s in 58innings pitched . TheMontréal Expos selected him in the 15th round of the 1999 amateur entry draft. He began his professional career as a position player.Pascucci's pro career began in by|1999, with the Single-A
Vermont Expos . In by|2000, with a 20-game stint with theCape Fear Crocs , the Single-A affiliate of the Expos, Pascucci batted .319 with 3home run s and 10 RBI and was called up to the High-AJupiter Hammerheads later that season. He played 113 games for Jupiter, hitting .284 with a .394on-base percentage . Val was promoted to the Double-AHarrisburg Senators for the by|2002 season, where he sent a minor league career high 27 home runs out of the park. He played with the Triple-AEdmonton Trappers for all of by|2003 and parts of by|2004.On
April 26 , 2004, Pascucci was called up by Montréal from Triple-A Edmonton. He debuted for the Expos inright field later that day. Val, however, was sent back down to the minor leagues onMay 28 . Pascucci wasn't called back up to the Majors untilSeptember 1 , when MLB rosters expanded. He hit his first career home run onSeptember 15 , 2004 and also played in the final game of the Expos' history onOctober 3 . He was released by theWashington Nationals onDecember 10 , 2004, and has not played in the big leagues since.Pascucci spent the by|2006 season with the
Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan'sPacific League . OnApril 6 , by|2007, Pascucci was signed by theFlorida Marlins and spent the season with their Triple-A affiliate, theAlbuquerque Isotopes . In December 2007, Pascucci signed a minor league contract with thePhiladelphia Phillies ' AAA affiliate, theLehigh Valley IronPigs , inAllentown, Pennsylvania . After being released by the Phillies onApril 29 , Pascucci signed a minor league contract with theNew York Mets a few days later.He currently plays for the
New Orleans Zephyrs , theNew York Mets AAA affiliate.External links
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