Wladimir Balentien
Dutch-Curacaoan baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wladimir Ramon Balentien (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvladimir balənˈtin]; born July 2, 1984), nicknamed "Coco",[1][2] is a Curaçaoan-Dutch former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
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Wladimir Balentien | |
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Balentien with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
Outfielder / Designated hitter | |
Born: (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984 (age 40) Willemstad, Curaçao | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 4, 2007, for the Seattle Mariners | |
NPB: April 12, 2011, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 2, 2009, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
NPB: 2021, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .221 |
Hits | 113 |
Home runs | 15 |
Runs batted in | 52 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .266 |
Hits | 1,001 |
Home runs | 301 |
Runs batted in | 794 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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In 2013, he broke the NPB single-season home run record of 55, previously held by professional baseball's all-time home run leader Sadaharu Oh, American Tuffy Rhodes, and Venezuelan Alex Cabrera.[3] Balentien finished the season with 60 home runs.