John Valentin
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John William Valentin
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
- School Seton Hall University
- Debut July 27, 1992
- Final Game September 29, 2002
- Born February 18, 1967 in Mineola, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John Valentin played eleven seasons in the big leagues, mostly for the Boston Red Sox. He was ninth in the MVP voting in 1995. A shortstop in his first five years, he played second and third in the years after that until his last year with the New York Mets, when he again played shortstop more than the other positions.
Valentin hit .304/~.448/.565 for Team USA in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup, when they won Silver. He played shortstop and second base, but was far from the performances put up by the tourney All-Stars (Mickey Morandini and Antonio Pacheco respectively) at those positions.
Valentin came up the same year (1992) as Jose Valentin, a player with a similar name who also played shortstop in the American League. Some years one would be more prominent, and other years the other would get most of the attention. Both had above-average range at shortstop, and both had some power.
He became the manager of the 2008 Inland Empire 66ers after Dave Collins resigned in January due to family issues.
- Completed unassisted triple play on July 8th, 1994, against the Seattle Mariners.
- Was a teammate of Mo Vaughn at Seton Hall University and on the Boston Red Sox.
- 2006 Coach for the Binghamton Mets
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1995/SS)
- AL Doubles Leader (1997)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1995 & 1998)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1995)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1995 & 1998)
