Magglio Ordonez

Magglio Ordonez is a professional Major League Baseball player. He was born January 24, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela and attended Coro Falcon High School. He, his wife Dagly, son Magglio Jr. and daughters Maggliana and Sophia reside in Fort Flauderdale, Florida in the off-season.

Magglio was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted amateur free agent in 1991 at the age of 17. He made his Major League debut on August 29, 1997 with the White Sox.http://baseball.about.com/od/profiles/p/ordonez.htm

When Ordonez signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers before the 2005 season, his five-year, $75 million contract was the largest in Tigers history. In 2008, the Ordonez family established a $2,500 scholarship to be awarded to a Southwest Detroit High School senior to attend college. Mags is also active in charity and community volunteer work around the Detroit area. He donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross for the Haiti relief effort. http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/components/team/player/bio_iframe.html?is_mug_shot=true&roster_cid=det&cid=det&player_id=120044

He funded a field renovation project in Southwest Detroit area, with the field to be named Magglio Ordonez Field, and has also participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan. During the Detroit Tigers Fiesta day, he sponsored several Latino children to the Tigers' game

Magglio is Hugo Chavez supporter, and has been booed by Venezuelan fans that dislike Chavez when at bat or in the field.

Ordonez headed north after breaking Spring Training with the Detroit Tigers. He is slated to be their everyday Right Fielder and number three hitter. Mags is looking to get off to a faster start in 2010 than he did in 2009 when he was worried about his wife, who had been diagnosed with Cancer.

After 13 games, he is currently leading the Tigers in Home Runs and is second in RBIs. A lifetime .300 hitter and former batting champion, Magglio has started out hitting well above .300 in the early going. If the Tigers plan to unseat the Minnesota Twins as Divisional Champions, they will need, and expect a big year from Ordonez.

June 07, 2010 - Mags is off to a great start for the Tigers. After 57 games he has 8 home runs, 41 RBIs and a .312 batting average. He has combined with Miguel Cabrera to from the most potent 3-4 combination in Major League Baseball.

After a tough start in 2009, Magglio was a .400 hitter in the second half of the season, finishing with a .310 average. In his five full seasons with the Tigers, Ordonez has failed to hit .300 only once, when in 2006 he hit .298.

His power numbers were way down from previous seasons as he produced only 9 Home Runs and 50 RBIs. Much of his difficulties can be attributed to the illness his wife was suffering. He briefly left the team to be at her side. When he returned, he was the old Magglio both in the field and at bat.

It was Mags and clean-up hitter Cabrera who kept the Tigers in first place until the last day of the season, and it is this pair of professional hitters the Tigers will depend on in 2010 to help them overtake the Minnesota Twins.

2008 Season

Magglio put together another outstanding season with 21 Home Runs, 32 Doubles, 103 RBIs and a .317 Batting Average. He shared American League Player of the Week honors for May 19-25 with Boston's Jon Lester. Ordonez was named the Tigers Player of the Month for both April and May, and again in Spetember.http://tigers.mlb.com/components/team/player/bio_iframe.html?is_mug_shot=true&roster_cid=det&cid=det&player_id=120044

2007 Season

Maggs won the American League batting championship with a .363 batting average. He also hit 28 Home Runs and 54 Doubles while scoring 117 Runs. His 139 RBIs were the highest of his career. He was elected a starter for the American League All Star team for the 6th time and named Player of the Month for August. Ordonez was tabbed Player of the Week on April 29th and chosen as a Silver Slugger at the close of the season.

2006 Season

Ordonez was named to the American League All Star team as an outfielder. He batted .298 for the season with 24 Home Runs and 104 RBIs. He was selected Tigers Player of the Month for May and a member of their World Series losing team where he hit .105 and failed to drive in a run.http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ordonma01.shtml

2005 Season

On February 7, 2005 Magglio signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers. He missed half of his first season with his new team after undergoing surgery for a Sports Hernia on April 27th. Magglio returned to the lineup and ended the season with a .303 batting average. He hit 8 Home Runs and drove in 46 in 305 At Bats.

2004 Season

Magglio suffered through an injury plagued season with the Chicago White Sox when he was twice placed on the Disabled List with a left knee injury. He was selected the American League's Player of the Week for April 5-11 then on May 19th he suffered a bruised knee in an outfield collision. On May 26th he was placed on the DL with inflammation in his left knee, and then on June 5th underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He was shut down for the rest of the season on July 22 with bone marrow edema in his left knee. For the season he appeared in 52 games, hitting 9 Home Runs and driving in 37 runs, with a .292 batting average.

2003 Season

Magglio was named to his fourth All Star team as a member of the White Sox and also selected the American League Player of the Month for July. His totals for the season read 29 Home Runs, 99 RBIs and 95 runs scored. He also chipped in with 46 doubles and a .317 Batting Average.

2002 Season

Ordonez was lights out for the White Sox with a .320 Batting Average, 38 Home Runs, 135 RBIs and 116 Runs Scored. He also banged out 47 doubles in 590 At Bats. He was player of the week three times and named a Silver Slugger.

2001 Season

Mags was a member of the American League All Star team for a third consecutive year. He signed a three-year contract extension with the Sox on July 28th. Ordonez capped an outstanding season by finishing with a .305 batting Average, 31 Home Runs, 113 RBIs, 40 Doubles and 25 Stolen Bases.

2000 Season

He won his first Silver Slugger award while playing for the White Sox. His final season stats of 32 home runs, 34 doubles, 102 runs scored and 126 driven in, with a .315 batting average were just a glimpse into what his future held with the Sox. He was named Player of the Week on July 2nd for the first time, and to the American League All Star team for the second time.

1999 Season

This was Magglio's breakout season as he knocked for 30 home runs and 117 RBIs. Maggs also scored a 100 runs and doubled 34 times. He was 11th in the American League with 188 hits and was also selected to his First All Star team. .

1998 Season

Ordonez took over full time in the outfield and in his first full season clubbed 14 home runs and drove in 65. He also crossed the plate 70 times and produced 25 doubles in 535 at bats and hit .282.

1997 Season

Magglio made his Major League debut on August 29, 1997. In his first call-up with the White Sox, he hit .319 with 4 Home Runs and 11 RBIs in 21 games. He also had 6 doubles and scored 12 runs in only 69 At Bats.