Donaldo Méndez (born June 7, 1978 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres (2001, 2003). June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Estado Lara is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... 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. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... San Diego Padres National League AAA Portland Beavers AA Mobile BayBears A Lake Elsinore Storm Fort Wayne Wizards Eugene Emeralds R Peoria Padres The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ...
In a two-year career, Méndez was a .183 hitter with three home runs and 14 RBI in 72 games. In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... 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 statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...