Carlos Valderrama (baseball)


Carlos Alberto Valderrama Cordero is a former Venezuelan outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in seven games for the San Francisco Giants in the 2003 season. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Valderrama batted and threw right handed. He was born in Maracaibo, Zulia.
During his brief time with the big club, Valderrama hit a single in seven at bats and stole one base, fielding six chances flawlessly.
He was hampered by injuries throughout a nine-year minor league career, playing in over 100 games only four times, while collecting an average of.298 with 57 home runs, 334 RBI, 427 runs and 203 stolen bases in 729 game appearances.
Valderrama is the manager of the Augusta GreenJackets, the Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the South Atlantic League.