Andrés Eloy Blanco (born April 10, 1984) is a Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitter batter who plays with the Kansas City Royals. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... In baseball, a switch hitter (or switch-hitter) is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. ... Kansas City Royals American League AAA Omaha Royals AA Wichita Wranglers A High Desert Mavericks Burlington Bees R Arizona Royals Idaho Falls Chukars The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Blanco was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was named in honor of Andrés Eloy Blanco, a Venezuelan poet, by his father. Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ...

Blanco made his major league debut on April 18, 2004. He hit .317 (19-for-60) with five RBI, nine runs, two doubles, two triples, and one stolen base in 19 games.-1... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ...

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

Between 1939 and 2005, 176 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...

External links

• Andrés Blanco at:
  • Baseball Reference (stats) (http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blancan01.shtml)
  • ESPN (profile and daily update) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7313)