Esteban Valera Beltré (born December 26, 1967) is a former
shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball positions, baseball or softball fielding position between second base, second and third base, which is considered to be among the Defensive spectrum, most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the ...
in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...
(1991–1992),
Texas Rangers (1994–1995) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1996). He batted and threw right-handed.
Early life
Beltré was born in
Ingenio Quisqueya,
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
.
Career
In a five-season career, Beltré posted a .237
batting average
Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic.
Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
(95-for-401) with one
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the Baseball (ball), ball is hit in such a way that the batting (baseball), batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safe (baseball), safely in one play without any error ( ...
and 35
RBI in 186
games played
Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
Associat ...
.
See also
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Players from Dominican Republic in MLB
References
External links
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Retrosheet
1967 births
Boston Red Sox players
Calgary Expos players
Charlotte Knights players
Chicago White Sox players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Texas Rangers players
Living people
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
Major League Baseball shortstops
Nashville Sounds players
Richmond Braves players
St. Paul Saints players
Toros del Este players
Jacksonville Expos players
Denver Zephyrs players
Indianapolis Indians players
Rochester Red Wings players
Rockford Expos players
Salt Lake Buzz players
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
Tucson Sidewinders players
Utica Blue Sox players
Vancouver Canadians players
West Palm Beach Expos players
People from San Pedro de Macorís Province
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