José Vidro Notable

b. August 27, 1974 · Montreal Expos 1997–2004, Washington Nationals 2005–2006, Seattle Mariners 2007–2008

José Vidro played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1997 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2008.

He collected 1,524 hits over 1,418 games, batting .298 with 654 runs batted in. He finished with 128 home runs, 341 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He played 1,046 games at second base, with 2,747 assists and 72 errors. He turned 586 double plays.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2000 and 2003.

He was born in Mayaguez, P.R. on August 27, 1974. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	2000, 2002, 2003
Silver Slugger	1	2003

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	MON	67	169	19	42	12	1	2	17	11	20	1	.249
1998	MON	83	205	24	45	12	0	0	18	27	33	2	.220
1999	MON	140	494	67	150	45	2	12	59	29	51	0	.304
2000	MON	153	606	101	200	51	2	24	97	49	69	5	.330
2001	MON	124	486	82	155	34	1	15	59	31	49	4	.319
2002	MON	152	604	103	190	43	3	19	96	60	70	2	.315
2003	MON	144	509	77	158	36	0	15	65	69	50	3	.310
2004	MON	110	412	51	121	24	0	14	60	49	43	3	.294
2005	WSN	87	309	38	85	21	2	7	32	31	30	0	.275
2006	WSN	126	463	52	134	26	1	7	47	41	48	1	.289
2007	SEA	147	548	78	172	26	0	6	59	63	57	0	.314
2008	SEA	85	308	28	72	11	0	7	45	18	36	2	.234
Career	—	1418	5113	720	1524	341	12	128	654	478	556	23	.298

On this day & linked events

1974

Born August 27, 1974

Mayaguez, , P.R.

1997

Major-league debut: José Vidro

José Vidro made a major-league debut on June 8, 1997.

2008

Final major-league game: José Vidro

José Vidro played a final major-league game on August 4, 2008.

Image: Brooke Novak, CC BY 2.0