José Angel Vidro (born August 27, 1974) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Professional career

Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

Vidro was drafted in the sixth round of the 1992 amateur draft by the

from Blanca Malaret High School in

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. He spent four seasons in the

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before making his major league debut on June 8, 1997. He was primarily a reserve infielder for the Expos in 1997 and 1998. Vidro is the first of three players, including

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), from Sabana Grande to make it to the major leagues. In 1999, Vidro became a full-time player as the Expos starting second baseman. He hit .304 with 12

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s and 59 RBI and was second in the

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with 45 doubles. In 2000, Vidro was named an All-Star for the first time in his career. His career high .330 batting average on the season was seventh-best in the NL. His 200

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were second-best in the NL and his 51 doubles were good for third-best. He also set career high numbers with 24 home runs and 97 RBI. Vidro continued as the starting second baseman for the Expos in 2001 when he hit .319 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI. Vidro made the NL All-Star team in both 2002 and 2003, hitting over .300 both seasons and winning the

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as the best hitting 2nd baseman in the NL in 2003. Vidro played three more seasons with the franchise, including the first two seasons when the Expos moved and became the

. Due to injuries to his right knee, ankle, and quadriceps muscle, Vidro played in only 87 games for the

in 2005, 8 of which were as a

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Seattle Mariners

On December 14, 2006, the Nationals traded Vidro to the

for

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Chris Snelling and

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. Vidro spent two seasons with Seattle primarily playing DH. He hit .314 in 147 games in 2007, but hit only six home runs while slugging .394. On August 5, 2008, the Mariners designated Vidro for assignment, and he was released on August 13. He was hitting .234 with seven home runs and 45 RBI at the time.

Career statistics

Vidro played 1046 games at second base, 45 games at third base, 42 games at first base and 3 games at left field.

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