José Francisco Malavé ah-lah-VEY(born May 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan former professional

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who played from 1996 to 1997 with the

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. He was born in

Cumaná Cumaná () is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located east of Caracas. Cumaná was one of the first cities founded by Spain in the mainland Americas and is the oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in Sout ...

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. In parts of two seasons in

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, Malavé was a .226

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with four

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s and 17 RBI in 45 career games. Besides, he played professional baseball in Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Venezuela. Malavé also served as

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for the

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in the

2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an International Baseball Federation, international baseball competition. It began on March 5 and finished March 23. Unlike in 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006, when the Round-robin tournament, round- ...

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1971 births Living people Baseball players from Cumaná Boston Red Sox players Broncos de Reynosa players Caribes de Anzoátegui players Carolina Mudcats players Elmira Pioneers players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Leones del Caracas players Lynchburg Red Sox players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen Mexican League baseball first basemen Mexican League baseball left fielders Mexican League baseball right fielders Nashua Pride players Navegantes del Magallanes players New Britain Red Sox players Pawtucket Red Sox players Rimini Baseball Club players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players St. Paul Saints players Saraperos de Saltillo players Sioux City Explorers players Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in South Korea Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Winter Haven Red Sox players Yokohama BayStars players {{Venezuela-baseball-outfielder-stub

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