Raúl Ibañez
American baseball player (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raúl Javier Ibañez (/ɪˈbɑːnjɛz/; born June 2, 1972) is an American former professional baseball left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) now serving as vice president of baseball development and special projects for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played 11 of his 19 big league seasons for the Seattle Mariners, while also playing for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. While primarily a left fielder, Ibañez often saw considerable time as a designated hitter (DH), throughout his career.
Raúl Ibañez | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: (1972-06-02) June 2, 1972 (age 51) New York City, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 1, 1996, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .272 |
Hits | 2,034 |
Home runs | 305 |
Runs batted in | 1,207 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
An All-Star in 2009, Ibañez won the Player of the Week Award five times. Despite not reaching 500 plate appearances in a single season until the age of 30, Ibañez batted .272 with 424 doubles, 305 home runs and 1,207 runs batted in (RBI) over nineteen major league seasons. He had eight seasons with at least 20 home runs, two seasons with at least 30 home runs, six seasons with at least 90 RBI, four seasons with at least 100 RBI, and ten consecutive seasons (2002–2011) with at least 30 doubles. In 2004, Ibañez tied an American League record with six hits in one game.