Andrés Blanco

Andrés Eloy Blanco Perez

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 155 lb.

• Debut April 17, 2004
• Final Game September 12, 2017

• Born April 11, 1984 in Urama, Carabobo, Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Andrés Blanco, although he did not turn 23 until the 2007 season started, had already played 3 seasons in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals by that time. When he made his debut, he was the youngest position player ever for the Royals.

Blanco was born in Venezuela and signed by scouts Juan Imdriago and Wilmer Castillo as a free agent in August 2000. He was considered a rising talent in spite of the rap that he was "slow, small, and skinny". Blanco made his pro debut with the DSL Royals in 2001 then came stateside in 2002. In the minors, he showed relatively little power, with only 6 home runs in 405 games, batting .247 and stealing 46 bases. His most prominent big league action came with the Philadelphia Phillies between 2014 and 2017. He set career bests in every statistical field in 2015, when he batted .292/.360/.502 with 32 extra-base hits (7 home runs) and 25 RBI in 233 at bats.

He was a 1B/2B for the Venezuelan national team in the 2019 Premier 12; at age 35, he was their oldest player by two years ahead of Miguel Socolovich. He went 2 for 8, with hits off Shun Yamaguchi and Luis Cintrón.

Related Sites

• Andres Blanco on mlb.com
• Royals investing in Blanco, Venezuela