Mario Valdéz

Mario A. Valdéz Ayelar

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• School Miami-Dade College
• High School Hialeah High School
• Debut June 15, 1997
• Final Game June 22, 2001
• Born November 19, 1974 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora Mexico

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Biographical Information

Mario Valdéz hit .200/.333/.533 for Mexico in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games; all 3 of his hits went for extra bases and Mexico won a Bronze. He also played for Mexico in the 2003 Pan American Games, when they also got a Bronze.

Through 2007, Valdéz is the last left-handed thrower to play a "right-handed position" in a major league game. On July 2, 1997, he played one inning at third base for the Chicago White Sox against the Pittsburgh Pirates.