Luis Pascual (Delmonte) Silverio (born October 23, 1956) is a Dominican former professional baseball player and

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, currently serving as the Senior Advisor to Latin American Operations for the

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(MLB). In 2011 and 2012, he was the first-base, outfield and baserunning coach for the Pirates' major league team. Prior to joining the Pittsburgh organization, Silverio spent thirty-five years in the

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' organization, and was a coach at the Major League level for the Royals from 2003–2008. Silverio has been associated with the Royals since he signed as a non-drafted free agent on November 12, 1973. Though he played in only eight games with the Royals in September 1978, he recorded six hits in his eleven career at bats. His .545 batting average is the highest in baseball history for any player who came to bat ten or more times in their career. Silverio coached in the Royals minor league system from 1983 to 1989. He was the

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of the Royals' Dominican League entry from 1990 to 1992, the coordinator of Latin American operations from 1993 to 1999, the coordinator of Dominican operation from 2000 to 2002, and player development coordinator in 2009–2010. His daughter, Jennifer, is married to former Royals shortstop

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. Silverio has two sons and two daughters and lives in Florida.

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