In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponce and the second or maternal family name is Diaz. Baseball player
| Carlos Ponce | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First baseman / Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: (1959-02-07) February 7, 1959 (age 65) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: August 14, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB: April 4, 1986, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| MLB: October 6, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB: June 17, 1990, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .297 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 389 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlos Antonio Ponce Diaz (born February 7, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman who is currently coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Career
He signed with the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a free agent in 1982 and played with the team at the Major League level in 1985.
From 1986–1990, Ponce played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He had a .296 career average and a .555 slugging percentage, belting 119 home runs and compiling 389 runs batted in.
References
- "Carlos Ponce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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