Joe Vitiello
| Joe Vitiello | |
|---|---|
| Designated hitter | |
| Born: April 11, 1970 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 29, 1995, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| NPB: March 24, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: October 5, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| MLB: September 28, 2003, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 104 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 22 |
| Runs batted in | 83 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Joseph David Vitiello (/ˌvɪtiˈɛloʊ/; born April 11, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player who was a designated hitter from 1995–2003. He played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2001.
Vitiello attended the University of Alabama. In 1989 and 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1990.[1][2] He was selected by the Royals in the first round (7th overall) of the 1991 MLB Draft.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Cape League Baseball". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 20, 1990. p. 34.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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