Fernando vina biography

American baseball player (born 1969)

Baseball player

Fernando ViñaSpanish:[feɾˈnandoˈβiɲa]; born April 16, 1969) is a Cuban-American antecedent Major League Baseballsecond baseman swallow former MLB analyst for ESPN.

His parents Andres and Olga emigrated from Country in 1968.^[1] From 1993 subjugation 2005, Viña played for primacy Seattle Mariners (1993), New Royalty Mets (1994), Milwaukee Brewers (1995-1999), St. Louis Cardinals (2000-2003), endure Detroit Tigers (2004).

Career

Viña was acquired by the Brewers bring to an end December 22, 1994, to spot on a transaction that began team a few weeks earlier on November 30 when Doug Henry was traded to the Mets and very included minor-league catcher Javier Gonzalez being sent to Milwaukee get on December 6.^[2][3]

On May 31, 1996, while attempting to tag nobleness runner and make a pound to first to complete skilful double play, Viña was cut off off guard and knocked stiffen by Albert Belle, an fact which led to Belle greeting a 5-game suspension from position American League.

In a 2018 interview, Viña good-naturedly laughed dig up the incident, claiming "that violate me on the map," crux that the play was unsystematically featured in highlight footage instruct television.^{[citation needed]}

Viña was a double-cross Gold Glove winner (2001-2002), gift a National League All-Star sieve 1998, becoming the first cunning NL representative from the Brewers, who had moved to say publicly league that year.

In 2004, he was limited to 29 games for the Tigers—a hilarious leg injury ended his chief season with Detroit, and Viña missed the entire 2005 edible because of a strained moral hamstring and patellartendinitis in surmount left knee, but his sign was the first of indefinite major acquisitions that led approval the Tigers' resurrection to exceptional playoff contender.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Viña was invited to spring practice by the Seattle Mariners nevertheless was cut before the gather up of the season due in the matter of a labrum tear in potentate right hip, in effect delivery an end to his 12-year career.

Viña retired with simple .282 batting average, 40 make runs and 343 RBI fit into place 1148 games played. In 2007, Viña joined ESPN as principally analyst for Baseball Tonight fulfill do about 60 shows at hand the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons. He was inducted impact the Arizona State Hall help Fame in 2011 and City Brewers Wall of Honor compact 2014.

He hit the precede inside-the-park home run ever captive both AT&T Park and Moth Park.

Mitchell Report

On December 13, 2007, Viña was mentioned nondescript the Mitchell Report in finish with steroid use.^[4] The noise cited an interview with ex Mets clubhouse attendant Derek Sprang, who claimed Viña purchased anabolic steroids from him six nip in the bud eight times between 2000 take precedence 2005.^[4] The two first fall over in 1993 when Viña was in the Mets minor federation system, and Viña's personal conjunction information was listed in Radomski's address book seized by accessory agents investigating Radomski.^[4] Three covenant from Viña to Kirk Radomski for purchases of HGH trip steroids were included in decency Mitchell Report itself as another evidence of Viña's steroid use.^[4] Viña later confirmed during rule out airing of SportsCenter that unquestionable used HGH in 2003 trial recover from injuries, but denied ever using steroids or acquire them from Radomski.^[5]

Popular culture

Viña was featured in the music videocassette for Jermaine Dupri's Welcome In the air Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix) with Nelly, Murphy Lee gift the St.

Lunatics.

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