Rey Ordonez

Full Name: Reynaldo Ordonez Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 5' 9"/160 First Game: April 1, 1996 Birthdate: January 11, 1971 Final Game: July 17, 2004 Birthplace: Havana, Cuba MLB Experience: 9 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Rey Ordonez (Reynaldo Ordonez) was born on January 11, 1971 in Havana, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 1996 for the New York Mets. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 1 home run and 30 RBI. Ordonez played for the New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Rey Ordonez's best season was 1999, when he knocked in 60 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1996	NY	N	151	502	51	129	1	30	.257	.289	.303	12	4	22	53	1	4	1	12	12
1997	NY	N	120	356	35	77	1	33	.216	.255	.256	5	3	18	36	1	14	11	3	10
1998	NY	N	153	505	46	124	1	42	.246	.278	.299	20	2	23	60	1	15	3	7	11
1999	NY	N	154	520	49	134	1	60	.258	.319	.317	24	2	49	59	1	11	8	12	16
2000	NY	N	45	133	10	25	0	9	.188	.278	.226	5	0	17	16	0	4	0	2	4
2001	NY	N	149	461	31	114	3	44	.247	.299	.336	24	4	34	43	1	7	3	17	17
2002	NY	N	144	460	53	117	1	42	.254	.292	.324	25	2	24	46	2	9	2	11	19
2003	TB	A	34	117	14	37	3	22	.316	.328	.487	11	0	2	12	1	2	0	0	3
2004	CHI	N	23	61	2	10	1	5	.164	.190	.262	3	0	2	14	0	4	0	0	1
Total	NL		939	2998	277	730	9	265	.243	.288	.303	118	17	189	327	7	68	28	64	90
Total	AL		34	117	14	37	3	22	.316	.328	.487	11	0	2	12	1	2	0	0	3
Total			973	3115	291	767	12	287	.246	.289	.310	129	17	191	339	8	70	28	64	93

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1996	NY	N	SS	150	145	1262.1	228	450	27	102	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1997	NY	N	SS	118	112	956.1	171	355	9	71	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1998	NY	N	SS	151	147	1289	265	401	17	82	1	0	0	0	0	.975
1999	NY	N	SS	154	151	1316.2	220	416	4	91	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2000	NY	N	SS	44	41	354.2	58	108	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	.965
2001	NY	N	SS	148	140	1226.1	215	385	12	80	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2002	NY	N	SS	142	134	1164.2	208	388	19	82	0	0	0	0	0	.969
2003	TB	A	SS	34	32	294	61	101	5	31	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2004	CHI	N	SS	22	17	153.1	31	39	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	.959
Total			SS	963	919	8017.1	1457	2643	102	568	1	0	0	0	0	.976

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (October 29, 1993).
• Traded by New York Mets to Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for 2 players to be named later (December 15, 2002); New York Mets received Russ Johnson and Josh Pressley (December 16, 2002).
• Granted free agency (October 30, 2003).
• Signed by San Diego Padres (January 24, 2004).
• Released by San Diego Padres (May 12, 2004).
• Signed by Chicago Cubs (May 18, 2004).
• Granted free agency (July 23, 2004).