Placido Polanco
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- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 168 lb.
- School Miami-Dade Wolfson Community College
- Debut July 3, 1998
- Born October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, D.R.
[edit] Biographical Information
Placido Polanco is an excellent fielder, contact hitter and free swinger who has a high career batting average despite a fairly average on-base percentage. On October 14, 2006, Polanco was named MVP of the 2006 ALCS after the Detroit Tigers swept the Oakland A's. His batting average for the ALCS was .529, he had 9 hits and knocked in 2 runs.
On August 13, 2007, Polanco broke Luis Castillo's record of 144 consecutive error-free games at second base; the two streaks had overlapped for the most part as Castillo's had gone from May 2006 to June 2007 and Polanco's from July 2006 to August 2007. Polanco's streak reached 911 chances and 186 games before he had a throwing error on April 8, 2008.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (2007)
- 2006 ALCS MVP
- 2-time AL Gold Glove Winner (2007 & 2009)
- AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (2007)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (2007)
- 200 Hits Seasons: 1 (2007)
