Born June 25, 1972
Aguadilla, , P.R.
Seventeen seasons gave him 473 home runs — 34th all-time — 1,512 runs batted in, 2,038 hits and 1,109 walks, batting .280. He led the American League in runs batted in in 2003 with 145 and in doubles in 2000 with 57. On September 25, 2003 he hit four home runs in one game, which fewer than twenty men have done.
Twelve of those seasons were with Toronto, where his 336 home runs are more than anyone has hit for the club. He was the Players Choice player of the year in 2000 and won the Hank Aaron Award the same season, and the Roberto Clemente Award in 2006 for what he did away from the field.
He is Puerto Rican and declined to stand for God Bless America during the 2004 season in objection to the Iraq war and to the United States Navy's use of Vieques for bombing practice, which cost him something in New York when he arrived there. A hip injury ended him at thirty-seven. The writers gave him 21 votes of 549 in 2015.
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2000, 2003 |
| Player of the Week | 6 | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Silver Slugger | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2003 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 2000, 2003 |
| Hank Aaron Award | 1 | 2000 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | 1 | 2000 |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | 1 | 2000 |
| Roberto Clemente Award | 1 | 2006 |
| The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | 1 | 2000 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | TOR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | TOR | 43 | 130 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 46 | 1 | .215 |
| 1995 | TOR | 37 | 91 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .165 |
| 1996 | TOR | 138 | 488 | 68 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 92 | 58 | 139 | 0 | .270 |
| 1997 | TOR | 153 | 519 | 79 | 136 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 91 | 64 | 133 | 0 | .262 |
| 1998 | TOR | 142 | 530 | 94 | 155 | 43 | 1 | 38 | 115 | 73 | 139 | 3 | .292 |
| 1999 | TOR | 152 | 573 | 113 | 156 | 39 | 0 | 44 | 134 | 86 | 141 | 1 | .272 |
| 2000 | TOR | 162 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 57 | 1 | 41 | 137 | 123 | 104 | 0 | .344 |
| 2001 | TOR | 162 | 574 | 102 | 160 | 31 | 1 | 39 | 102 | 111 | 136 | 3 | .279 |
| 2002 | TOR | 143 | 505 | 103 | 140 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 108 | 102 | 126 | 1 | .277 |
| 2003 | TOR | 161 | 570 | 117 | 172 | 38 | 1 | 42 | 145 | 109 | 137 | 0 | .302 |
| 2004 | TOR | 128 | 458 | 74 | 123 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 99 | 69 | 115 | 0 | .269 |
| 2005 | FLA | 144 | 521 | 81 | 157 | 41 | 3 | 33 | 115 | 72 | 121 | 0 | .301 |
| 2006 | NYM | 144 | 524 | 89 | 139 | 30 | 2 | 38 | 114 | 74 | 120 | 0 | .265 |
| 2007 | NYM | 139 | 538 | 71 | 139 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 87 | 52 | 118 | 4 | .258 |
| 2008 | NYM | 159 | 598 | 96 | 162 | 32 | 1 | 38 | 115 | 72 | 124 | 1 | .271 |
| 2009 | NYM | 26 | 94 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 0 | .298 |
| Career | — | 2035 | 7283 | 1241 | 2038 | 483 | 18 | 473 | 1512 | 1109 | 1745 | 14 | .280 |
Aguadilla, , P.R.
Carlos Delgado made a major-league debut on October 1, 1993.
Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 4, 1998.
Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 6, 1999.
Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on April 4, 2001.
Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 20, 2001.
Carlos Delgado hit four home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on September 25, 2003.
Carlos Delgado played a final major-league game on May 10, 2009.
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