Placido Polanco Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Placido Polanco Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Placido Polanco is a professional baseball player who came from Dominican Republic. Playing mainly as a third baseman, he also serves as a shortstop and a second baseman for the teams he work with in the Major League Baseball.

 

He was chosen to play in the professional baseball field by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 2, 1994. He was a 19th round selection in that year’s Major League Baseball amateur draft. His first winning moment in the majors was in 1998 when he scored a hit against Brett Tomko of the Cincinnati Reds in a game on the fifth of July. After the 2001 season which became his last with the Cardinals, he moved to the Philadelphia Phillies and sources say he started to enhance his strength while with the team. He made 17 home runs in one season with the team and recorded more as he ended his last season as a Phillie.

 

Polanco also played for the Detroit Tigers and became part of the team’s American League Division Series games and helped the team reach the championships. He was also awarded the Silver Slugger trophy for his excellent batting skills. As of June 2010, his career statistics include a .304 batting average, 606 runs batted in and 865 runs.

 

There is no better way to keep your most loved baseball action or moment but by having autographed MLB photos or framed MLB photos, plaques and collages of your favorite player. Get photomints and coins and other Placido Polanco memorabilia and always remember his great plays.

 

 

 

Placido Polanco (full name: Placido Enrique Polanco; Polly) plays second baseman, third baseman and shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his 13 seasons, he has played 1595 games, belted 96 home runs, driven in 902 runs, and stolen 76 bases. Born on October 10, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R., Polanco stands 5' 10" and weighs 190 lb. He attended Santa Clara (Santo Domingo, DO) high school and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 amateur draft. His debut was on July 3, 1998. Over his career, Polanco made $37,451,666. Common misspellings of his name include Placido Enrique Placido Polly palanco Polanco polonco.