Edgard Clemente

Edgard Alexis Velazquez Clemente

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 188 lb.
• High School Escuela Superior Eugenio Maria de Hostos (Mayagüez)
• Debut September 10, 1998
• Final Game July 31, 2000
• Born December 15, 1975 in Santurce, P.R.

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Biographical Information

The nephew of Roberto Clemente, outfielder Edgard Clemente (formerly Edgard Velazquez) played parts of three big league seasons. The bulk of his damage came in 1999, when he smashed all 8 of his career home runs and batted .253/.282/.488 in 57 games for the Colorado Rockies. After his brief big league bonanza, Clemente hit .220/.298/.537 for Puerto Rico in the 2005 Baseball World Cup with 4 home runs and 10 RBI in 11 games, playing right fielder. He tied Mike Cervenak, Keiji Ikebe, Chun-Yu Kuo and Tsutomu Takanezawa for third in the event in home runs, trailing Yulieski Gourriel and Joey Votto. He hit game-deciding three-run homers against both Japan and Taiwan. He also played for the independent Sioux Falls Canaries in 2005 and 2006, last spotted in the Can-Am League in 2012.