Al Pardo
Spanish baseball player (born 1962)
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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. As of 2021[update], he is one of only four players in Major League history to have been born in Spain.[1]
| Al Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1962 Oviedo, Spain | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 3, 1985, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 9, 1989, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .132 |
| Hits | 17 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .296 |
| Hits | 84 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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.
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