Orestes Destrade

Orestes Destrade
Destrade in 2016
First baseman
Born: (1962-05-08) May 8, 1962 (age 62) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 11, 1987, for the New York Yankees
NPB: June 20, 1989, for the Seibu Lions
Last appearance
MLB: May 24, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
NPB: June 15, 1995, for the Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
Batting average	.241
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	106
NPB statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	160
Runs batted in	389
Teams
New York Yankees (1987) Pittsburgh Pirates (1988) Seibu Lions (1989–1992) Florida Marlins (1993–1994) Seibu Lions (1995)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series MVP (1990) 3× Best Nine Award (1990–1992) 3× Pacific League home run leader (1990–1992) 2× Pacific League RBI leader (1990, 1991)

Orestes Destrade (born May 8, 1962) is a Cuban former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Florida Marlins. Destrade also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions. He was also a broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays for 11 seasons. He was nicknamed "The Big O".^[1]