Ronnie Belliard
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Belliard with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: April 7, 1975 The Bronx, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 12, 1998, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
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| September 6, 2010, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .273 | ||
| Home runs | 114 | ||
| Runs batted in | 600 | ||
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Ronald "Ronnie" Belliard (born April 7, 1975) is a former American Major League Baseball second baseman.
Belliard is born to Dominican parents. Belliard attended Central High School in Miami, Florida. He is a distant cousin of former major league shortstop Rafael Belliard.
Belliard was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Belliard played in the Brewers farm system from 1994 to 1999, winning Texas League All-Star honors in 1996 and in 1998 he was honored as a Triple-A All-Star, International League All-Star, Baseball America 1st Team Minor League All-Star and Brewers Minor League Player of the Year.
He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1998 as a pinch runner against the Chicago Cubs and he got his first Major League hit in his first at-bat, as a pinch hitter, on September 16 against the Cincinnati Reds.
In 1999, Belliard was named Milwaukee Brewers rookie player of the year. After he began the season at Triple A Louisville, he was recalled on May 11. He finished the season tops among National League rookies in almost every offensive category, including batting average (1st), runs batted in (6th), multi-hit games (4th), runs (6th), hits (4th), total bases (5th), doubles (2nd), triples (T-3rd), hitting streaks (T-5th), walks (1st), on-base percentage (1st), slugging percentage (3rd) and extra base hits (4th). Ronnie hit his first Major league home run and drove in his first run with a solo shot May 15.
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