1971
Born January 11, 1971
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Rey Ordóñez Notable
Rey Ordóñez played for three clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Mets in 1996 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2004.
Across 973 games he batted .246, with 767 hits and 291 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 129 doubles and 28 stolen bases.
He played 963 games at shortstop, with 2,642 assists and 102 errors. He turned 567 double plays.
He took three Gold Gloves, between 1997 and 1999.
He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on January 11, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Glove | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NYM | 151 | 502 | 51 | 129 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 53 | 1 | .257 |
| 1997 | NYM | 120 | 356 | 35 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 36 | 11 | .216 |
| 1998 | NYM | 153 | 505 | 46 | 124 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 60 | 3 | .246 |
| 1999 | NYM | 154 | 520 | 49 | 134 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 8 | .258 |
| 2000 | NYM | 45 | 133 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 0 | .188 |
| 2001 | NYM | 149 | 461 | 31 | 114 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 3 | .247 |
| 2002 | NYM | 144 | 460 | 53 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 24 | 46 | 2 | .254 |
| 2003 | TBD | 34 | 117 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .316 |
| 2004 | CHC | 23 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .164 |
| Career | — | 973 | 3115 | 291 | 767 | 129 | 17 | 12 | 287 | 191 | 339 | 28 | .246 |
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