Yamil Benitez
[edit] Biography
Yamil Benitez (Yamil Antonio Benitez) was born on October 5, 1972 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1995 for the Montreal Expos. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 8 home runs and 21 RBI. Benitez played for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| MON
| N
| 14
| 39
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .385
| .400
| .641
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 53
| 191
| 22
| 51
| 8
| 21
| .267
| .307
| .440
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 49
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| 91
| 206
| 17
| 41
| 9
| 30
| .199
| .262
| .374
| 7
| 1
| 14
| 46
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 116
| 257
| 25
| 58
| 11
| 39
| .226
| .278
| .405
| 9
| 2
| 15
| 57
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 53
| 191
| 22
| 51
| 8
| 21
| .267
| .307
| .440
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 49
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 169
| 448
| 47
| 109
| 19
| 60
| .243
| .290
| .420
| 16
| 3
| 25
| 106
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| MON
| N
| CF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| OF
| 14
| 7
| 78.2
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 63.2
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| LF
| 31
| 31
| 264
| 59
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| RF
| 22
| 21
| 174
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| OF
| 52
| 52
| 438
| 111
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| OF
| 62
| 48
| 398.1
| 101
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| LF
| 49
| 35
| 296.1
| 84
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| RF
| 13
| 13
| 102
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 86
| 66
| 576.1
| 146
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 132
| 107
| 925
| 231
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 44
| 41
| 341.2
| 83
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (October 26, 1989).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Melvin Bunch (January 28, 1997).
- Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks from Kansas City Royals (19th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
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