| Ricky Ledée | |
|---|---|
 Ledée with the New York Mets in 2007 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1973-11-22)November 22, 1973 (age 51) Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 14, 1998, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 7, 2007, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 63 |
| Runs batted in | 318 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ricardo Alberto Ledée (born November 22, 1973) is a Puerto Rican professionalbaseballoutfielder who played inMajor League Baseball for theNew York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers, andNew York Mets from 1998 to 2007. He won twoWorld Series championships with the Yankees in 1998 and 1999.
TheNew York Yankees selected Ledée in the 16th round of the1990 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his major league debut with the Yankees on June 14, 1998.[2] Ledée played in 42 games with the Yankees that season. Ledee reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in the1998 World Series, batting 6-for-10 with threedoubles and fourruns batted in in the series.[1] He was also a part of the Yankees' championship team winning the1999 World Series.
In 2000, Ledée wasbatting only .241 for the Yankees when they traded him and twoplayers to be named to theCleveland Indians in exchange forDavid Justice.[3] Ledée played just 17 games for the Indians before they traded him to theTexas Rangers forfirst basemanDavid Segui.[4] He finished the 2000 season with the Rangers and was a reserve for the club in 2001. He signed with thePhiladelphia Phillies in 2002.[5]
On July 30, 2004, the Phillies traded Ledée withAlfredo Simón to theSan Francisco Giants forFélix Rodríguez.[6] He signed a two-year contract worth $2.5 million with theLos Angeles Dodgers before the 2005 season,[7] and was claimed off ofwaivers by theNew York Mets on August 8, 2006.[8]
Ledée signed aminor league contract with theOakland Athletics on February 2, 2007, and was invited to theirspring training camp,[9][10] but was released March 25.[11] The Mets signed him to another minor league contract March 31. He was a starting outfielder for their triple-A,Pacific Coast League affiliate,New Orleans Zephyrs, when theyrecalled him to the Major League roster June 8.[12] On July 8, he was designated for assignment.[13]
Ledée retired from baseball on August 21, 2007.[14]
Ledée's late father, Toñito Ledée, was the lead singer ofPapo Lucca's band,La Sonora Ponceña.[15] Ledée appeared inFor Love of the Game as a member of theNew York Yankees named Ruiz.[16][17]
Ledée has three children.[18]