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Aarom Baldiris
Aarom German Baldiris Pérez (born January 5, 1983) is a former Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Samsung Lions. was his first year playing in Nippon Pro Baseball with the Tigers. He wore #52 and was a third baseman. He batted and threw right-handed. Career Minor league career Bardiris was originally drafted by the New York Mets out of high school at the age of seventeen. He started off at the Rookie-Class Venezuelan Summer League and played there until , and missed the entire season due to an injury. He was called up to Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones, Brooklyn in , then to Double-A Binghamton Mets, Binghamton in . He played for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers organization in . He was acquired by the New York Yankees in and put on their 40-man roster in September 2007. Career in Japan Baldiris left the Yankees and signed to play in NPB in . There, the Hanshin Tigers selected him to be on the team's #1 roster. He struggled the first cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. Third base is known as the "hot corner", because the third baseman is often the infielder who stands closest to the batter—roughly 90–120 feet away, but even closer if a bunt is expected. Most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction. A third baseman must possess good hand-eye coordination and quick reactions to catch batted balls whose speed can exceed . The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base or quick ones to second base to start a double play. As with middle infielders, right-handed throwing players are standard at the position because they do not need to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
