Wilfredo Cordero Nieva (born October 3, 1971 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Washington Nationals since 2005. Previously, Cordero has played with the Montreal Expos (1992-95, 2002-03), Boston Red Sox (1996-97), Chicago White Sox (1998), Cleveland Indians (1999, 2000-02), Pittsburgh Pirates (2000) and Florida Marlins (2004). He bats and throws right handed. 3rd October Organization is also the name of a Marxist terrorist group . ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-goo-ehz) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ... The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... The Washington Nationals is a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C.. It relocated to Washington from Montréal, Québec, Canada after the 2004 season. ... This year in baseball: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Calendar May 23: Baseball Hall of Fame Game - Boston Red Sox vs. ... The Washington Nationals is a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C.. It relocated to Washington from Montréal, Québec, Canada after the 2004 season. ... Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Chicago White Sox American League AAA Charlotte Knights AA Birmingham Barons A Winston-Salem Warthogs Kannapolis Intimidators R Bristol White Sox Great Falls White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article is on the baseball team. ... The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in Miami, Florida, USA. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League. ...

In a 13-season career, Cordero is a .275 hitter with 122 home runs and 564 RBI in 1218 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). ...

Cordero had an opportunity to make the Expos roster on Opening Day in 1992, less than four years after he signed with the team at the age of 16. But he struck out 17 times in 38 spring training at-bats. Cordero bounced back to Triple-A Indianapolis. He debuted with the big team after the All-Star break and finished with .314 in 45 games, despite missing significant stretches of playing time due to a sprained ankle, a strained middle finger, and a serious case of chicken pox. See also: 1991 in sports, other events of 1992, 1993 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Davey Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki CART Racing - season championship won by Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida Spring training in Major League Baseball is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... Categories: Baseball stubs | Minor league baseball teams | Indiana sports | Indianapolis, Indiana ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ... Chicken pox, also spelled chickenpox, is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella_zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV_3), one of the eight herpesviruses known to affect humans. ...

Like the privileged few who have made it to the majors quickly, Cordero showed inconsistency at bat. A line drive hitter, he finished his first full season with a .248 average, 10 homers and 58 RBI in 1993. Meanwhile, he displayed excellent range at shortstop, a strong throwing arm and the cool demeanor necessary to make the correct play. Again in the disabled list in 1994, Cordero missed 52 games. But he finished with a career-high .294 average, 15 home runs, 63 RBI, 64 runs and 35 doubles, and made the National League All-Star team. The next year he batted .286. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ...

Cordero was traded to the Red Sox before the 1996 season. In his first year in Boston, a pair of nagging injuries and the presence of John Valentin at shortstop limited his playing time. Cordero was used at second base and as designated hitter in only 59 games. His most productive season came in 1997, when he hit .281 and posted career-highs in home runs (18), RBI (72), runs (82), hits (160) and games (140). Nevertheless, he was released after the season and signed with the White Sox. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... John William Valentin (born February 16, 1967 in Mineola, New York) is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... A designated hitter, or DH, is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of the pitcher in the lineup. ... See also: 1996 in sports, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ...

Between 1998 and 2004 Cordero played for five teams, including two stints with Cleveland and a full season with his former club, Montreal. He suffered new injuries, an arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in 2004, and some personal problems that have plagued his career. But Cordero is back in 2005, as a major acquisition for the new-look Washington Nationals franchise. He’ll back-up first baseman Nick Johnson and possibly take over the job if Johnson is dealt. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This year in baseball: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June February 15: Alex Rodriguez is traded to the New York Yankees. ... The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that players team. ... Nick Johnson (born September 19, 1978 in Sacramento, California) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball, currently with the Washington Nationals. ...

See also

• List of players from Puerto Rico in Major League Baseball
• List of NL Silver Slugger Winners at Shortstop

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External links

• Baseball-Reference.com  (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cordewi01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis
• ESPN profile and daily update (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4895)