Orlando Merced

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Orlando Merced

Outfielder / First Baseman

Born: November 2, 1966 (1966-11-02) (age 41)
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 27, 1990 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Final game
October 01, 2003 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.277
Home Runs	103
RBI	585
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-1996) Toronto Blue Jays (1997) Minnesota Twins (1998) Boston Red Sox (1998) Chicago Cubs (1998) Montreal Expos (1999) Houston Astros (2001-2003)
Career highlights and awards
Batted .313 in 1993

Orlando Luis (Villanueva) Merced (born November 2, 1966 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) was a First Baseman and Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Minnesota Twins (1998), Boston Red Sox (1998), Chicago Cubs (1998), Montreal Expos (1999),Orix Blue Wave (2000) and Houston Astros (2001-2003). He was drafted out of high school at the age of 17 to the Pittsburgh Pirates farm team. where it took him 6 years to get to the shot of his dreams.He played at Pittsburgh Pirates for another 6 years. Where he played with his three best friends Barry Bonds,Bobby Bonilla, Stan Belinda.

He helped the Pirates win the National League East Division from 1990 to 1992 and the Astros win the 2001 NL Central Division.

He finished 2nd in voting for 1991 National League Rookie of the Year, behind Jeff Bagwell, for playing in 120 Games and having 411 At Bats, 83 Runs, 113 Hits, 17 Doubles, 2 Triples, 10 Home Runs, 50 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 64 Walks, .275 Batting Average, .373 On-base percentage, .399 Slugging Percentage, 164 Total Bases, 1 Sacrifice Hit, 1 Sacrifice Fly and 4 Intentional Walks.

In 13 seasons he played in 1,391 Games and had 3,998 At Bats, 564 Runs, 1,108 Hits, 229 Doubles, 28 Triples, 103 Home Runs, 585 RBI, 57 Stolen Bases, 487 Walks, .277 Batting Average, .355 On-base percentage, .426 Slugging Percentage, 1,702 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Hits, 30 Sacrifice Flies and 53 Intentional Walks.