FULL NAME:Placido Enrique Polanco
BORN: 10-10/75
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height: 5' 10" Weight: 195
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
College: Miami-Dade Wolfson CC, FL
MLB Debut: 07/03/1998
BIOGRAPHY:
He, his wife Lily, daughter Aide Rose (6/4/00) and son Ishmael (11/3/03) reside in Miami, FL during the off-season...Graduated from Santa Clara High School in Santo Domingo, DR in 1991...played baseball and was a two-time most valuable player in basketball...Attended Miami Dade Community College...Honored with the Stockton/Broeg Award by the St. Louis Chapter of the BBWAA for outstanding achievement in both 2000 and 2001...Single A St. Petersburg in 1996, he led the league in Played for the Dominican Republic during the World Baseball Classic in 2006 -- batted .500 (9x18) with four runs scored in four games...Enjoys playing golf.
