Fernando Viña
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Position | Second Base |
Team | retired |
Years of Experience | 12 years |
Age | 37 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Bats | Left |
Throws | Right |
College | Arizona State |
2005 Salary | $3,000,000 |
Place of Birth | Sacramento, California |
Selection | 9th round amateur draft, 1990. |
Drafted by | New York Mets |
Major League Debut | April 10, 1993 |
Fernando Viña (pronounced VEE-nyah) (born April 16, 1969 in Sacramento, California) is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman and current MLB broadcaster for ESPN. From 1993 through 2005, Viña played for the Seattle Mariners (1993), New York Mets (1994), Milwaukee Brewers (1995-99), St Louis Cardinals (2000-03), and Detroit Tigers (2004-2005). Before the start of the 2006 season, he was cut by the Seattle Mariners in spring training.
In a 12-season career, Viña was a .282 hitter with 40 home runs and 343 RBI in 1148 games played.
A National League All-Star in 1998, Viña is a two-time Gold Glove winner (2001-02). He was limited to 29 games due to a serious leg injury during his first season with Detroit. He missed the entire 2005 season with the Detroit Tigers after being placed on the disabled list on March 15 with a strained right hamstring and patellar tendinitis in his left knee.
In 2006, Viña was invited to spring training by the Seattle Mariners after sitting out all of 2005. He did not make the team.
In 2007, Vina joined ESPN as an analyst for Baseball Tonight to do about 60 shows during the 2007 season.
[edit] External links
- Fernando Viña at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Detroit Tigers web site
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