Randy Velarde

Infobox MLB retired
name=Randy Velarde
position=Infielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|11|24
Midland, Texas
debutdate=August 20
debutyear=by|1987
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|2002
finalteam=Oakland Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.276
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=100
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=445
teams=
* New York Yankees (by|1987-by|1995, by|2001)
* California / Anaheim Angels (by|1996-by|1999)
* Oakland Athletics (by|1999-by|2000, by|2002)
* Texas Rangers (by|2001)
highlights=
* Led AL in singles in 1999 with 152

Randy Lee Velarde (born November 24 1962 in Midland, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the New York Yankees, California/Anaheim Angels, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers from 1987 to 2002.

Pro career

Velarde was selected in the 19th round of the 1985 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox.On May 29, 2000, Velarde turned an unassisted triple play for the A's versus the Yankees - just the 11th in Major League history. He appeared in the 2001 World Series as a member of the Yankees.

Velarde's name is mentioned several times in connection with steroids in the 2006 book "Game of Shadows", which details the use of performance enhancing drugs in modern sports, in particular Barry Bonds and the BALCO scandal. It was revealed on December 13, 2007 in the report by Senator George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report that he had purchased steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

Currently, Velarde is retired and resides in his hometown of Midland, Texas.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=v/velarra01