Danny Valencia
| Danny Valencia | |||
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Valencia with the Oakland Athletics in 2015
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| Seattle Mariners | |||
| Third baseman | |||
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Born: September 19, 1984 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 3, 2010, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 22, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .272 | ||
| Hits | 606 | ||
| Home runs | 72 | ||
| Runs batted in | 303 | ||
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Daniel Paul "Danny" Valencia (born September 19, 1984) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics.
In high school, Valencia was all-county three times and all-state twice. At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he was Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, second-team all-conference, and on his all-regional team. He was drafted while he was a junior at the University of Miami by the Twins in the 19th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, the 576th player overall.
In the minors, Valencia was an All-Star in the Appalachian League (2006), the Midwest League (2007), and the Florida State League (2008). He entered the 2010 season ranked as the sixth-best prospect of the Twins by Baseball America.
Valencia made his major league debut with the Twins in June 2010. He was named the third baseman on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team, and on the 2010 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team. In 2011, he led the Twins in RBIs, and led all major league third basemen in assists. In 2013, he batted .371 vs. left-handed pitching, leading the American League, and ranked third in slugging percentage at .639 (minimum 100 plate appearances). Over the course of his career through 2016, he batted.321/.373/.500 against left-handed pitchers.
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