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Candy Maldonado
Candy Maldonado
	Candy Maldonado in 2009.
	Right fielder / Left fielder
	Born: September 5, 1960 (age 64); Humacao, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 7, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1995, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	146
Runs batted in	618
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1981–1985); San Francisco Giants (1986–1989); Cleveland Indians (1990); Milwaukee Brewers (1991); Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1992); Chicago Cubs (1993); Cleveland Indians (1993–1994); Toronto Blue Jays (1995); Texas Rangers (1995);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1992);

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Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1981 to 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. Chris Berman, a fellow ESPN analyst, nicknamed him the "Candyman". Maldonado holds the distinction of having struck the first game-winning hit outside the United States in World Series play,^[1] and was the only Giant to hit a triple in the 1989 World Series.^[1]

San Francisco

Maldonado, also known as "The Candyman", was a major part of the Giants success in the late 1980s as a part of the 1987 NL West Champions and the 1989 National League Champions.

Although Maldonado had statistically good seasons in San Francisco, he was involved in one of the most infamous plays in Giants history. In game 6 of the 1987 National League Championship Series, he lost Tony Peña's 2nd inning fly ball in the lights. This play resulted in a triple for Peña. Peña scored on a sacrifice fly for the only run of the game, which the St. Louis Cardinals won to tie the series at 3 games each,^[2] before going on to win Game 7.

Career highlights

Maldonado at a free baseball clinic in Argentina in 2009.

Maldonado was a better hitter on the road than at home, with a batting average which was 51 points higher in road games than in home games.

On May 4, 1987, he became only the 16th player in San Francisco Giants franchise history to hit for the cycle.

Then in 1994, Candy scored the first-ever run for the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field.

In Game 3 of the 1992 World Series, playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, he hit a walk-off hit off Atlanta Braves closer Jeff Reardon and also hit a solo home run in Game 6 of the series.

Maldonado was noted as a good home run hitter who did not usually hit for a high batting average, finishing at .254 for his MLB career.^[3]

He played in eight different postseason series for three of his teams and won the World Series with the Blue Jays in 1992.

Recent career

Maldonado provided color commentary for ESPN Deportes' coverage of the World Baseball Classic and regular season games. He was named general manager of the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Baseball League. Maldonado contributed a video to "La Esquina de Candy" (or "Candy's Corner").^[1] Also, in 2011, Maldonado was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame with former teammate and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Luis "Mambo" DeLeón for the 2011 Caribbean Series. He was also inducted into his native Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Candy Maldonado Biography". US Argentinian Embassy. argentina.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
^ Durso, Joseph (October 14, 1987). "Cardinals Edge the Giants to Force a Seventh Game". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^ "Candy Maldonado visits Argentina". US Argentinean Embassy. argentina.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Achievements
Preceded by Andre Dawson	Hitting for the cycle May 4, 1987	Succeeded by Tim Raines

[argentinausembassy060310-1] "Candy Maldonado Biography". US Argentinian Embassy. argentina.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

[2] Durso, Joseph (October 14, 1987). "Cardinals Edge the Giants to Force a Seventh Game". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[argentinausembassyCandyvisit-3] "Candy Maldonado visits Argentina". US Argentinean Embassy. argentina.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

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+*[[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|1986}}–{{mlby|1989}})
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+*[[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1990}})
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+* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1992}})
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-'''Candido Maldonado Guadarrama''' (born [[September 5]], [[1960]] in [[Humacao, Puerto Rico]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] outfielder from [[1981 in baseball|1981]] to [[1995 in baseball|1995]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] 1981-1985, [[San Francisco Giants]] 1986-1989, [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]] (twice), [[Chicago Cubs]], and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. Maldonado was noted as a good [[home run]] hitter who did not usually hit for a high [[batting average]] which was, as of 1989 a .251. Interestingly, he played in eight different postseason series for three of his teams and won the [[1992 World Series|World Series]] with the Blue Jays in [[1992 in baseball|1992]]. He most recently could be found providing [[color commentary]] for [[ESPN Deportes]]' coverage of the [[World Baseball Classic]].
+'''Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama''' (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]] who played from {{mlby|1981}} to {{mlby|1995}} for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[Chicago Cubs]], and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. [[Chris Berman]], a fellow [[ESPN]] analyst, [[nickname]]d him the "Candyman". Maldonado holds the distinction of having struck the first game-winning hit outside the [[United States]] in [[World Series]] play,<ref name=argentinausembassy060310>{{cite web|url=http://argentina.usembassy.gov/maldonado_biography.html|title=Candy Maldonado Biography|work=[[United States Department of State|US Argentinian Embassy]]|publisher=argentina.usembassy.gov|accessdate=3 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527165034/http://argentina.usembassy.gov/maldonado_biography.html|archive-date=27 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was the only Giant to hit a [[Triple (baseball)|triple]] in the [[1989 World Series]].<ref name=argentinausembassy060310/>
 ==San Francisco==
-"The Candyman" was a major part of the Giants success in the late 1980's as a part of the 1987 NL West Champions and the 1989 National League Champions.
+Maldonado, also known as "The Candyman", was a major part of the Giants success in the late 1980s as a part of the 1987 NL West Champions and the 1989 National League Champions.
-Although Maldonado had statistically good seasons in San Francisco, he was involved in one of the most infamous Giants plays ever.  In game 6 of the [[1987 National League Championship Series]], he lost [[Tony Peña]]'s 2nd inning fly ball in the lights.  This play resulted in a triple for Peña.  Peña scored on a sacrifice fly for the only run of the game, which the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] won to tie the series at 3 games each, before going on to win Game 7.
+Although Maldonado had statistically good seasons in San Francisco, he was involved in one of the most infamous plays in Giants history.  In game 6 of the [[1987 National League Championship Series]], he lost [[Tony Peña]]'s 2nd inning fly ball in the lights.  This play resulted in a triple for Peña.  Peña scored on a sacrifice fly for the only run of the game, which the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] won to tie the series at 3 games each,<ref>{{cite news|first=Joseph |last=Durso |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/14/sports/cardinals-edge-the-giants-to-force-a-seventh-game.html|title=Cardinals Edge the Giants to Force a Seventh Game|date=14 October 1987|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> before going on to win Game 7.
+==Career highlights==
-==Trivia==
+[[File:Candy Maldonado swinging.jpg|left|thumb|Maldonado at a free baseball clinic in Argentina in 2009.]]
-*Nicknamed '''The Candyman''' by [[Chris Berman]].
+Maldonado was a better hitter on the road than at home, with a batting average which was 51 points higher in road games than in home games.
-*Candy was the only Giant to hit a triple in the [[1989 World Series]].
-*On February 4, 1987, Candy became only the 16th player in [[San Francisco Giants]] franchise history to [[hit for the cycle]].
+On May 4, 1987, he became only the 16th player in [[San Francisco Giants]] franchise history to [[hit for the cycle]].
-*Candy scored the first Indians run in [[Jacobs Field]].
-* Candy's career batting average is 51 points higher on the road than at home.
+Then in 1994, Candy scored the first-ever run for the [[Cleveland Indians]] at [[Jacobs Field]].
+In Game 3 of the [[1992 World Series]], playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, he hit a [[walk-off hit]] off Atlanta Braves closer [[Jeff Reardon]] and also hit a solo [[home run]] in Game 6 of the series.
+Maldonado was noted as a good home run hitter who did not usually hit for a high [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], finishing at .254 for his MLB career.<ref name=argentinausembassyCandyvisit>{{cite web|url=http://argentina.usembassy.gov/maldonado_event.html|title=Candy Maldonado visits Argentina|work=[[United States Department of State|US Argentinean Embassy]]|publisher=argentina.usembassy.gov|accessdate=3 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527165024/http://argentina.usembassy.gov/maldonado_event.html|archive-date=27 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+He played in eight different postseason series for three of his teams and won the World Series with the Blue Jays in {{mlby|1992}}.
+==Recent career==
+Maldonado provided [[color commentary]] for [[ESPN Deportes]]' coverage of the [[World Baseball Classic]] and regular season games. He was named general manager of the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Baseball League. Maldonado contributed a video to "La Esquina de Candy" (or "Candy's Corner").<ref name=argentinausembassy060310/>
+Also, in 2011, Maldonado was inducted into the [[Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame]] with former teammate and [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Roberto Alomar]], [[Carlos Baerga]] and [[Luis DeLeón|Luis "Mambo" DeLeón]] for the [[2011 Caribbean Series]]. He was also inducted into his native Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame.
 ==See also==
-* [[Top 500 home run hitters of all time]]
+* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico]]
+* [[List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle]]
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+{{Baseballstats | br=m/maldoca01 | fangraphs=1008015 |brm=maldon001can}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmaldc001.htm Retrosheet]
+{{S-start}}
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+{{Succession box| before = [[Andre Dawson]] | title = [[Hitting for the cycle]]| years = May 4, 1987 | after = [[Tim Raines]]}}
+{{S-end}}
+{{1992 Toronto Blue Jays|state=collapsed}}
+{{authority control}}
-==External link==
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maldoca01.shtml Candy Maldonado career stats'']
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v t e Toronto Blue Jays 1992 World Series champions
2 Manuel Lee 4 Alfredo Griffin 5 Rance Mulliniks 9 John Olerud 10 Pat Borders (World Series MVP) 11 David Cone 12 Roberto Alomar (ALCS MVP) 14 Derek Bell 15 Pat Tabler 17 Kelly Gruber 22 Jimmy Key 23 Candy Maldonado 24 Turner Ward 25 Devon White 29 Joe Carter 30 Todd Stottlemyre 31 Duane Ward 32 Dave Winfield 33 Ed Sprague Jr. 36 David Wells 40 Mike Timlin 47 Jack Morris 48 Mark Eichhorn 50 Tom Henke 66 Juan Guzmán
Manager 43 Cito Gaston Coaches First Base Coach 3 Bob Bailor Third Base Coach 7 Rich Hacker Bullpen Coach 8 John Sullivan Bench Coach 18 Gene Tenace Hitting Coach 39 Larry Hisle Pitching Coach 42 Galen Cisco General Manager Pat Gillick
Regular season American League Championship Series