Carlos Valderrama (baseball)
Venezuelan baseball player
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Cordero (born November 30, 1977) is a Venezuelan former outfielder in Major League Baseball who appeared in seven games for the San Francisco Giants during the 2003 season.
Born in Maracaibo, Zulia and listed at 6 feet (1.83 m) and 180 pounds (81.7 kg), Valderrama played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). He has a minor league career .298 average with 57 home runs, 334 runs batted in, 427 runs, and 203 stolen bases.
Valderrama is the former manager of the Augusta GreenJackets, the Low-A East affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. He is currently the manager of the Eugene Emeralds, the High-A West affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
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