Gregor Blanco

Gregor Blanco
Blanco with the San Francisco Giants in 2016
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 5
Outfielder
Born: (1983-12-24) December 24, 1983 (age 33) Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
March 30, 2008, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.258
Home runs	21
Runs batted in	210
Stolen bases	101
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2008–2010) Kansas City Royals (2010) San Francisco Giants (2012–2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (2012, 2014)

Gregor Miguel Blanco Pedraza (born December 24, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, and San Francisco Giants.

Gregor Blanco was the center fielder and leadoff hitter for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .315 (178 AB) in the 2006–07 season, .345 (229 AB) in the 2007–08 season (finishing 2nd in the MVP Award) and .349 (172 AB) in the 2008–09 season. He was eventually called up to the majors because of Jordan Schafer's struggles.

Blanco signed with the Atlanta Braves on July 4, 2008 as an undrafted free agent. He beat out Josh Anderson in Spring training to become the Braves backup outfielder in 2008. He began to see regular playing time after Mark Kotsay injured his back on May 26.

In 2008 he had the lowest home run per plate appearance percentage in the majors (among regular home run hitters) (0.2%).[1]

On July 31, 2010, Blanco was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Jesse Chavez and Tim Collins for Kyle Farnsworth and Rick Ankiel.

On May 8, 2011, Blanco was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for a player to be named later. During the offseason of 2011, Gregor played in the Venezuelan Winter league and was named the MVP for the 2011 season.