José Offerman Marquee

b. November 8, 1968 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1990–1995, Kansas City Royals 1996–1998, Boston Red Sox 1999–2002, Seattle Mariners 2002, Minnesota Twins 2004, Philadelphia Phillies 2005, New York Mets 2005

He came up as a Dodger shortstop who could not field the position — 42 errors in 1992, 37 more the year after — and became something else entirely in Kansas City: a second baseman who hit .303, led the American League in triples in 1998 with 13 and again in 1999 with 11, and made the All-Star team twice, four years apart.

Fifteen seasons gave him 1,551 hits, 252 doubles, 72 triples, 772 walks, 172 stolen bases and a .273 average. He hit .315 with 191 hits for the 1998 Royals and .294 with 172 for Boston the following year.

He is from San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic and played there and in the minor leagues after 2005. In 2007, playing in an independent league, he charged the mound with a bat and injured two men, and was arrested and banned from that league. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1995, 1999

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1990	LAD	29	58	7	9	0	0	1	7	4	14	1	.155
1991	LAD	52	113	10	22	2	0	0	3	25	32	3	.195
1992	LAD	149	534	67	139	20	8	1	30	57	98	23	.260
1993	LAD	158	590	77	159	21	6	1	62	71	75	30	.269
1994	LAD	72	243	27	51	8	4	1	25	38	38	2	.210
1995	LAD	119	429	69	123	14	6	4	33	69	67	2	.287
1996	KCR	151	561	85	170	33	8	5	47	74	98	24	.303
1997	KCR	106	424	59	126	23	6	2	39	41	64	9	.297
1998	KCR	158	607	102	191	28	13	7	66	89	96	45	.315
1999	BOS	149	586	107	172	37	11	8	69	96	79	18	.294
2000	BOS	116	451	73	115	14	3	9	41	70	70	0	.255
2001	BOS	128	524	76	140	23	3	9	49	61	97	5	.267
2002	BOS/SEA	101	284	48	66	12	1	5	31	37	38	9	.232
2004	MIN	77	172	22	44	14	2	2	22	29	31	1	.256
2005	NYM/PHI	86	105	11	24	3	1	2	13	11	17	0	.229
Career	—	1651	5681	840	1551	252	72	57	537	772	914	172	.273

On this day & linked events

1968

Born November 8, 1968

San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.

1990

Major-league debut: José Offerman

José Offerman made a major-league debut on August 19, 1990.

2005

Final major-league game: José Offerman

José Offerman played a final major-league game on October 2, 2005.

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