Pedro Feliz
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Feliz with the Philadelphia Phillies
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: April 27, 1975 Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2000, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
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| October 3, 2010, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 140 | ||
| Runs batted in | 598 | ||
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2014 Veracruz | Team |
Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball. Feliz hit 20 or more home runs in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman and was an above average fielder at third base. He spent the first eight years of his major league career with the San Francisco Giants (2000 through 2007) before signing a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
Feliz was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on February 7, 1994. He spent parts of seven seasons in the San Francisco Giants' farm system before being called up to the Giants when the rosters expanded in September 2000.
Feliz played for the Giants from 2000 to 2007, and was their only homegrown position player from 2002 through 2007. After a few seasons coming off the bench and starting occasionally, a number of injuries on the Giants gave Feliz the opportunity to become a regular player in 2004. He filled in for regular Edgardo Alfonzo for 51 games at third base, played 70 games for the injured J. T. Snow at first base, appeared in 20 at shortstop and four in the outfield. With the bat, Feliz posted career highs in ((batting average)) (.276), ((home runs)) (22), ((RBI)) (84), ((at bats)) (603), and ((games played)) (144).
Feliz has been moved around defensively throughout, especially during the Giants' injury-riddled 2005 season. By 2007, he had settled into the role of the Giants' starting third baseman.
Although Feliz is a decent power hitter, his career batting average prior to the 2006 season was only .255, and he draws few walks, having never posted an on-base percentage above .305 or an OPS above .793. He has often been criticized for his lack of patience at the plate. In 2006, he struck out a career-high 112 times.
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