Rafael Palmeiro Corrales was born on September 24,1964 and is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder.
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55 Facts About Rafael Palmeiro
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Rafael Palmeiro played for the Cubs, Texas Rangers, and the Baltimore Orioles.
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Rafael Palmeiro was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times.
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Rafael Palmeiro is one of only seven players in MLB history to be a member of both the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club.
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Days after recording his 3,000th hit, Rafael Palmeiro received a 10-game suspension for testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
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Rafael Palmeiro was born in Havana, Cuba but moved to the United States at the age of seven.
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Rafael Palmeiro was recruited by Ron Polk and enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference.
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Rafael Palmeiro was the first of two players to have ever won the SEC triple crown, both of whom are Mississippi State products.
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Clark and Rafael Palmeiro were known to dislike each other, dating back to their time at Mississippi State.
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On June 11,1985, Rafael Palmeiro signed with the Chicago Cubs as the 22nd pick in the 1st round of the 1985 draft.
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Rafael Palmeiro was drafted as a compensation pick from the San Diego Padres, to whom the Cubs lost Tim Stoddard via free agency.
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In 1985, Rafael Palmeiro played with the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A level Midwest League.
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Rafael Palmeiro played for the Pittsfield Cubs of the Class AA level Eastern League in 1986.
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Rafael Palmeiro played the outfield in 47 games and made his debut at 1B, playing 9 games.
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Rafael Palmeiro debuted on September 8,1986 in a game between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field, as a left fielder.
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Rafael Palmeiro had 178 hits, 8 home runs and 53 RBIs in 629 plate appearances and 152 games.
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Rafael Palmeiro was named to the 1988 MLB All-Star Game, the first in his career.
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Rafael Palmeiro blossomed as a hitter while with the Rangers, leading the league in hits in 1990 and doubles in 1991.
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Rafael Palmeiro was named to his second career All-Star Game that year.
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Rafael Palmeiro was offered a five-year contract worth $26 million after the season.
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Rafael Palmeiro signed a 5-year contract, worth more than $30 million.
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Rafael Palmeiro hit 373 home runs during this nine-season span, while driving in over 100 runs in each of these seasons.
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However, Rafael Palmeiro never led the league in home runs, and he is history's most prolific home run hitter to have never won the home run crown.
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Rafael Palmeiro finished 6th in MVP balloting, his highest finish up to that point in his career.
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Rafael Palmeiro was awarded the Rawlings Gold Glove Award that season, his first ever.
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Rafael Palmeiro was named to the 1998 MLB All-Star Game, his first since 1991.
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Rafael Palmeiro was offered a 5-year, $50 million deal to stay with the Orioles, but instead agreed to a 5-year, $45 million contract to return to the Rangers in 1999, citing a desire to be close to family.
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Rafael Palmeiro played an average of 157 games per season in his second tenure with the Rangers.
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Rafael Palmeiro had 47 home runs in his first season back with the Rangers, while hitting for.
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Rafael Palmeiro finished 5th in the MVP balloting, his highest finish ever while being named to the 1999 MLB All-Star Game, his fourth and final selection.
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Rafael Palmeiro hit over 100 RBIs in each of his five seasons, along with 805 hits.
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Rafael Palmeiro hit 214 home runs with the team in that span, though his batting average dipped each year, hitting.
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On May 11,2003, Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th home run off David Elder in a game against the Cleveland Indians.
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Rafael Palmeiro re-signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004, on a 1-year, $4 million contract.
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Rafael Palmeiro said he didn't want to retire until he rejoined the Orioles and if he was inducted to the Hall of Fame, he would do so as an Oriole.
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Rafael Palmeiro hit his 563rd home run that season, passing Reggie Jackson on the all-time list.
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Shortly afterwards, Rafael Palmeiro was suspended 10 days for testing positive for steroids.
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Rafael Palmeiro claimed he received a tainted vitamin b12 shot from Miguel Tejada.
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Rafael Palmeiro was sent home due to a nagging injury, but was told to stay home – largely because of his attempt to implicate his teammate.
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Rafael Palmeiro finished his career with 2,831 games played, the most by any player who never played in the World Series.
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Rafael Palmeiro played 213 games in the outfield, 209 as a left fielder.
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Rafael Palmeiro appeared in only one game for the Skeeters on September 18,2015.
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Rafael Palmeiro announced on January 5,2018 that he wanted to return to Major League Baseball.
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Rafael Palmeiro was inducted into the Mississippi State University Hall of Fame on October 11,2008.
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In 2012 Rafael Palmeiro was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
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Rafael Palmeiro became eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.
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The Washington Post reported that the steroid detected in Rafael Palmeiro's system was a "serious" one.
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Rafael Palmeiro returned to Camden Yards following his 10-day suspension on August 11,2005, although he did not play in the lineup until August 14.
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The Baltimore Sun reported that Rafael Palmeiro never offered an explanation for his positive test to the MLB arbitration panel, which ran contrary to his public statements.
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ESPN later reported that Rafael Palmeiro implicated Miguel Tejada to baseball's arbitration panel, suggesting a supplement provided to him by Tejada was responsible for his positive test.
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In December 2007, Rafael Palmeiro was included in the Mitchell Report in which it was alleged that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
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