Edgard Alexis Velazquez Clemente (born December 15, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball

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. He is the

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Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder. On December ...

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Clemente was drafted by the

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in the 10th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft as "Edgard Velazquez" (sometimes spelled "Velasquez") and was known by that name until just prior to the 1998 season. He was ranked #71 in

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's top 100 prospects for 1997. Clemente made his

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debut with the Rockies on September 10, 1998, and most recently played for the

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on July 31, 2000. In

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, Clemente played for the

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of the

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. In 2010, he played for the

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in the

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, batting .364 in 21 games. He has two daughters, Nicholle and Valeria.

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1975 births Living people Anaheim Angels players Arizona League Rockies players Asheville Tourists players Broncos de Reynosa players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Edmonton Trappers players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Italy Fortitudo Baseball Bologna players Indianapolis Indians players Langosteros de Cancún players Laredo Broncos players Leones de Yucatán players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Nashua Pride players New Haven Ravens players New Jersey Jackals players Pawtucket Red Sox players Sportspeople from Santurce, Puerto Rico Pericos de Puebla players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico Salem Avalanche players Sioux Falls Canaries players Somerset Patriots players Baseball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico St. Paul Saints players Trenton Thunder players Vaqueros Laguna players York Revolution players {{PuertoRico-baseball-outfielder-stub

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