Candy Maldonado
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Candy Maldonado?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1981 to 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. Chris Berman, a fellow ESPN analyst, nicknamed him the "Candyman". Maldonado holds the distinction of having struck the first game-winning hit outside the United States in World Series play,[1] and was the only Giant to hit a triple in the 1989 World Series.[1]
Quick Facts MLB debut, Last MLB appearance ...
Candy Maldonado | |
---|---|
Right fielder / Left fielder | |
Born: (1960-09-05) September 5, 1960 (age 63) Humacao, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1995, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 146 |
Runs batted in | 618 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
Close