| Orlando Merced | |
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| Right fielder /First baseman | |
| Born: (1966-11-02)November 2, 1966 (age 58) Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: June 27, 1990, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| NPB: June 3, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: July 30, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| MLB: October 1, 2003, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 103 |
| Runs batted in | 585 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .225 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 15 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Orlando Luis Merced Villanueva (born November 2, 1966) is a Puerto Rican formerMajor League Baseballfirst baseman andoutfielder. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in the majors for thePittsburgh Pirates (1990–1996),Toronto Blue Jays (1997),Minnesota Twins (1998),Boston Red Sox (1998),Chicago Cubs (1998),Montreal Expos (1999), andHouston Astros (2001–2003). He also played one season for theOrix BlueWave (2000) in Japan.
Merced was signed as an amateur free agent out of high school at the age of 17 by thePittsburgh Pirates in 1985. Six years later, he made his major league debut. He played for the Pirates for another six years, where he helped the Pirates win theNational League East Division in three consecutive seasons, from 1990 through 1992. He was part of the Astros' 2001 NL Central Division champions.[citation needed]
He finished second in voting for 1991 National LeagueRookie of the Year, behindJeff Bagwell.[citation needed]
In thirteen seasons, he played in 1,391 games.[citation needed]
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