Orlando Palmeiro (born January 19, 1969) is a former

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. He attended high school at

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and played

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at the

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. Palmeiro, a star high school player in

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, went on to play baseball at the community college level at Miami-Dade Community College South and then briefly at the University of Miami under UM coach

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before being drafted by the

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where he played for a number of years on various farm teams before reaching the majors. Palmeiro spent his entire career as a backup outfielder, never having been a regular starter. He was the fourth outfielder of the

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Champion Anaheim Angels team, batting .300 for the year. Palmeiro also made the last out of the

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for the

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. His best season was arguably with the

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in 2003, when he batted .271 with 3

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s and 33 RBI. He is the cousin of

Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. H ...

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1969 births Living people Anaheim Angels players California Angels players Houston Astros players Major League Baseball designated hitters Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from New Jersey Miami Hurricanes baseball players St. Louis Cardinals players Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey American expatriate baseball players in Canada Boise Hawks players Midland Angels players Quad Cities River Bandits players Vancouver Canadians players Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni {{US-baseball-outfielder-1960s-stub

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