| Mariano Duncan | |
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.jpg) Duncan with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2007 | |
| Second baseman /Shortstop | |
| Born: (1963-03-13)March 13, 1963 (age 62) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right[a] Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 9, 1985, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| NPB: April 3, 1998, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 17, 1997, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| NPB: September 17, 1998, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 87 |
| Runs batted in | 491 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .232 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 34 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Mariano Duncan Nalasco (born March 13, 1963) is a Dominican formersecond baseman andshortstop who played for theLos Angeles Dodgers,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Yankees, andToronto Blue Jays ofMajor League Baseball and theYomiuri Giants ofNippon Professional Baseball during his 12-year career. He was the infield coach and first base coach for theLos Angeles Dodgers under managersGrady Little andJoe Torre. Duncan was anMLB All-Star in 1994 and won twoWorld Series championships as a player.
Duncan was signed by theLos Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on January 7, 1982. He played in the Dodgers minor league system for three seasons with theLethbridge Dodgers in 1982,Vero Beach Dodgers in 1983 andSan Antonio Dodgers in 1984. He stole 56 bases for Vero Beach and 41 bases for San Antonio, and at San Antonio he tiedStu Pederson for the league lead in triples.[1] He made his major league debut, starting at second base, for the Dodgers on April 9, 1985 against theHouston Astros, and was 0 for 4 in his debut. He got his first major league hit on April 10 against Astros pitcherJoe Niekro.
In his rookie season, July 6, 1985, vs.St. Louis Cardinals, Duncan accomplished the rare feat of bunting for a double where the ball was untouched and did not roll beyond the base paths. The Dodgers won the game 8-3.[2][3]
He stole 38 bases in his rookie season and finished third in the rookie of the year voting.
Duncan was traded by the Dodgers to theCincinnati Reds withTim Leary on July 18,1989 forLenny Harris andKal Daniels.[4]
Duncan signed with thePhiladelphia Phillies on April 14, 1992. He played three seasons for the Phils before being claimed off waivers by the Reds on August 8, 1995.
On December 11, 1995, Duncan signed with theNew York Yankees, and he spent a season and a half in New York. In his only full season in 1996, he hit .340 with 56 runs batted in.[5]
Duncan coined the phrase, "we play today, we win today... das it!" which became the mantra for the 1996 World Series champion New York Yankees. Many of the players wore T-shirts with the slogan under their uniforms daily.[6]
In 1997, he played in 50 games, hitting just .244 with 13 runs batted in. On July 6, 1997, Duncan andKenny Rogers were traded to theSan Diego Padres forGreg Vaughn and two minor league players. The deal was voided days later due to Vaughn failing his physical.[7]
Duncan was traded to theToronto Blue Jays on July 29, 1997 for minor leaguer Angel Ramirez. He spent a half of the season with the Blue Jays.[8]
Duncan played one season for theYomiuri Giants in 1998.
In 1279 games over 12 seasons, Duncan compiled a .267batting average (1247-for-4677) with 619runs, 233doubles, 37triples, 87home runs, 491RBI, 174stolen bases, 201walks, 913strikeouts, .300on-base percentage and .388slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .963fielding percentage, primarily at second base and shortstop. In 43 postseason games (3 World Series, 7 playoff series) he batted .243 (37-for-152) with 14 runs, 1 home run, 12 RBI and 7 stolen bases.
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