Carlos Méndez (baseball)

{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1974)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Méndez|Castillo|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Carlos Méndez

|image=Eye on the ball.jpg

|caption=Carlos Méndez plays for the Richmond Braves in 2007

|position=First baseman / Coach

|team=Atlanta Braves

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|6|18}}

|birth_place=Caracas, Venezuela

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 22

|debutyear=2003

|debutteam=Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 28

|finalyear=2003

|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.222

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=5

|teams=

;As player

;As coach

}}

Carlos Alberto Méndez Castillo (born June 18, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman who currently serves as an assistant hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) He played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles in {{By|2003}}.

Career

In 26 games, Méndez batted .222 (10-for-45), with five RBI, three runs and three doubles.

Most recently, Méndez played in the Atlanta Braves farm system in {{By|2007}}, playing 82 games for the Richmond Braves.

On November 22, 2024, Méndez was hired by the Braves to serve as an assistant hitting coach.{{Cite web|title=Braves Hire Hugh Quattlebaum, Carlos Méndez As Assistant Hitting Coaches|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/braves-hire-hugh-quattlebaum-carlos-mendez-as-assistant-hitting-coaches.html|access-date=November 24, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=November 22, 2024 |language=en}}

See also

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