Rudolph Valentino Regalado (May 21, 1930 – February 12, 2018) was an

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for the

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from to , and played in the

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. He was born in

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and was of

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/ref> He died in 2018. Regalado also played three seasons in the Venezuelan League, winning a batting title with a .366

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while playing for

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in the 1958-59 tournament.

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1930 births 2018 deaths American baseball players of Mexican descent Baseball players from Los Angeles Cleveland Indians players Indianapolis Indians players Industriales de Valencia players 20th-century American sportsmen Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Licoreros de Pampero players Major League Baseball infielders Reading Indians players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Seattle Rainiers players USC Trojans baseball players Glendale High School (Glendale, California) alumni {{US-baseball-infielder-stub