Joe Vitiello
| Joe Vitiello | |
|---|---|
| Designated hitter | |
| Born: April 11, 1970 Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
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 | |
| MLB: September 28, 2003, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: October 5, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 104 |
| Teams | |
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Joseph David Vitiello (/ˌvɪtiˈɛloʊ/; born April 11, 1970) is a former American professional baseball player who played designated hitter from 1995-2003. He played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Orix BlueWave of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2001.
Vitiello attended the University of Alabama, and in 1989 and 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] He was selected by the Royals in the first round (7th overall) of the 1991 MLB Draft.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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