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Carlos Delgado

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b. June 25, 1972 · Toronto Blue Jays 1993–2004, Florida Marlins 2005, New York Mets 2006–2009

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.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
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

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1993 TOR 2100 000 0100 .000
1994 TOR 431301728 209 2425461 .215
1995 TOR 3791715 303 116260 .165
1996 TOR 13848868132 28225 92581390 .270
1997 TOR 15351979136 42330 91641330 .262
1998 TOR 14253094155 43138 115731393 .292
1999 TOR 152573113156 39044 134861411 .272
2000 TOR 162569115196 57141 1371231040 .344
2001 TOR 162574102160 31139 1021111363 .279
2002 TOR 143505103140 34233 1081021261 .277
2003 TOR 161570117172 38142 1451091370 .302
2004 TOR 12845874123 26032 99691150 .269
2005 FLA 14452181157 41333 115721210 .301
2006 NYM 14452489139 30238 114741200 .265
2007 NYM 13953871139 30024 87521184 .258
2008 NYM 15959896162 32138 115721241 .271
2009 NYM 26941528 714 2312200 .298
Career 2035728312412038 48318473 15121109174514 .280

On this day & linked events

1972

Born June 25, 1972

Aguadilla, , P.R.

1993

Major-league debut: Carlos Delgado

Carlos Delgado made a major-league debut on October 1, 1993.

1998

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 1998

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 4, 1998.

1999

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 1999

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 6, 1999.

2001

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on April 4, 2001.

2001

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 20, 2001.

2003

Carlos Delgado's Four-Home-Run Game, 2003

Carlos Delgado hit four home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on September 25, 2003.

2009

Final major-league game: Carlos Delgado

Carlos Delgado played a final major-league game on May 10, 2009.

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