Edgard Clemente
Edgard Alexis Velazquez Clemente is a former professional baseball outfielder. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame baseball legend Roberto Clemente.Career
Clemente was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft as "Edgard Velazquez" and was known by that name until just prior to the 1998 season. He was ranked #71 in Baseball America's top 100 prospects for 1997. Clemente made his Major League Baseball debut with the Rockies on September 10, 1998, and most recently played for the Anaheim Angels on July 31, 2000. In 2006, Clemente played for the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 2010, he played for the Broncos de Reynosa in the Mexican League, batting.364 in 21 games.
He has two daughters, Nicholle and Valeria.
