Danny Valencia
Minnesota Twins (MLB)
3B
Full Name: Daniel Paul Valencia Born: 09/19/1984 Religion: Jewish Bats/Throws R/R College: University of Miami (FL) Drafted: Twins (06/01/2006) MLB Debut: 06/03/2010 Current Age: 27 Weight 210 Height 6'2
2009 highlights (minor leagues)
- In a season split between the “AA” New Britain Rock Cats and the “AAA” Rochester Red Wings, hit a combined .285 with 14 HRs, 38 doubles, 4 triples and 70 RBIs.
- Had a combined .337 on-base percentage and .466 slugging percentage.
Career highlights
- Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft (576th overall)
- Went 1/3 in major-league debut with the Twins (2010)
Career bests, by statistic (minor leagues)
- AVG: .311 (2006)
- 2B: 38 (2009)
- 3B: 5 (2008)
- HR: 17 (2007)
- RBI: 76 (2008)
- BB: 45 (2008)
- OBP: .366 (2008)
- SLG: .505 (2006)
On being Jewish
- Was raised Jewish by his Jewish mother and non-Jewish father, who reportedly converted
- Had a Bar Mitzvah
For more information
- Click here for Jewish Baseball News articles about Danny Valencia
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MLB stats
Powered by the Sports Network Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDB SB CS AVG OBP SLG 2010 Minnesota Twins 85 299 30 93 18 1 7 40 20 0 46 0 0 3 0 11 2 0 .311 .351 .448 2010 Career Total 85 299 30 93 18 1 7 40 20 0 46 0 0 3 0 11 2 0 .311 .351 .448 2011 Minnesota Twins 154 564 63 139 28 2 15 72 40 2 102 0 0 4 0 15 2 6 .246 .294 .383 Career Total 239 863 93 232 46 3 22 112 60 2 148 0 0 7 0 26 4 6 .269 .314 .406
