Al Pardo | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Switch |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1962 |
Birth Place: | Oviedo, Spain |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 3 |
Debutyear: | 1985 |
Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 9 |
Finalyear: | 1989 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .132 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 17 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 1 |
Stat2league: | CPBL |
Stat21label: | Batting average |
Stat21value: | .296 |
Stat22label: | Hits |
Stat22value: | 84 |
Stat23label: | Home runs |
Stat23value: | 6 |
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Alberto Judas Pardo (born September 8, 1962) is a Spanish-born Cuban American former catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies., he is one of only four players in Major League history to have been born in Spain.[1]
Pardo was born to refugees who fled the Cuban Revolution, and his family immigrated to the United States at a young age.[2] He played baseball at Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, where he was teammates with Fred McGriff.[3]
The only home run in his career came against Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Cowley.