Aarom German Baldiris Pérez (born January 5, 1983) is a former Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Samsung Lions. 2008 was his first year playing in Nippon Pro Baseball with the Tigers. He wore #52 and was a third baseman. He batted and threw right-handed.
| Aarom Baldiris | |
|---|---|
 Baldiris with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: January 5, 1983 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 15, 2008, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .274 |
| Hits | 558 |
| Home runs | 63 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Minor league career edit
Bardiris was originally drafted by the New York Mets out of high school at the age of seventeen. He started off at the Rookie-Class Venezuelan Summer League and played there until 2002, and missed the entire 2001 season due to an injury. He was called up to Single-A Brooklyn in 2002, then to Double-A Binghamton in 2004. He played for the Texas Rangers organization in 2006. He was acquired by the New York Yankees in 2007 and put on their 40-man roster in September 2007.[citation needed]
Career in Japan edit
Baldiris left the Yankees and signed to play in NPB in 2008. There, the Hanshin Tigers selected him to be on the team's #1 roster. He struggled the first couple of weeks, but as the season went on, his batting average rose. On July 5, 2009 in a game against the Yakult Swallows, Baldiris hit his first NPB Home Run. It was a lead off home run off Masanori Ishikawa. He would later be chosen as one of the "Heroes" of that game along with the Tigers starting pitcher, Yasutomo Kubo.[citation needed] From 2010 to 2013 Baldris played for the Orix Buffaloes.
Career in South Korea edit
In 2016 Baldiris has played for the Samsung Lions.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)