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Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela

Azua de Compostela is a city in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Azua Province, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo....
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
) is a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 third baseman
Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base ? the third of four bases a baserunner must touch, moving counterclockwise, to score a run....
 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
. Feliz has hit 20 or more home run
Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
s in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman
Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base ? the third of four bases a baserunner must touch, moving counterclockwise, to score a run....
 and is an above average fielder at third base. He spent the first eight years of his major league career with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 (2000 through 2007) before signing a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
 in 2008.

Minor League Career Feliz was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on February 7, 1994.






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Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela

Azua de Compostela is a city in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Azua Province, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo....
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
) is a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 third baseman
Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base ? the third of four bases a baserunner must touch, moving counterclockwise, to score a run....
 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
. Feliz has hit 20 or more home run
Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
s in four of his first five seasons as a starting third baseman
Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base ? the third of four bases a baserunner must touch, moving counterclockwise, to score a run....
 and is an above average fielder at third base. He spent the first eight years of his major league career with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 (2000 through 2007) before signing a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
 in 2008.

Career


Minor League Career

Feliz was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on February 7, 1994. He spent parts of seven seasons in the San Francisco Giant's farm system before being called up to the Giants when the rosters expanded in September 2000.

San Francisco Giants

Feliz had been with the Giants since , and was their only homegrown position player from to . He became a semi-regular in . He filled in for regular Edgardo Alfonzo
Edgardo Alfonzo

Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo is a former Major League Baseball infielder currently playing for the Yomiuri Giants. He bats and throws right-handed, and is tall and weighs ....
 for 51 games at third base, played 70 games for the injured J.T. Snow at first base
First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunning in order to score a run for that player's team....
, appeared in 20 at shortstop
Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball positions between second base and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the sho...
 and four in the outfield
Outfield

The outfield is a sporting terminology used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or Batter than the Infielder....
. With the bat, Feliz posted career highs in batting average
Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of batsman and hitter, respectively. The two statistics are related, in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages....
 (.276), home run
Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
s (22), RBI
Run batted in

Run batted in or RBI is a baseball statistic used in baseball, softball and dartball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play....
 (84), at bat
At bat

In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain baseball statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage....
s (603), and games played
Games played

Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested....
 (144).

Feliz has been moved around defensively throughout his career, especially during the Giants' injury-riddled season. By 2007, he settled in as the Giants' starting third baseman.

Although Feliz is a decent power hitter, his career batting average prior to the season was only .255, and he draws few walks, having never posted an on-base percentage above .305 or an OPS
On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging is a baseball statistics calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The abilities of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented, making it an effective way of measuring the player's offensive worth....
 above .793. He has often been criticized for his lack of patience at the plate. In , he struck out a career-high 112 times.

On June 8, 2007, in a game against the Oakland A's
Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
, Feliz played catcher
Catcher

Catcher is a Baseball positions played in baseball. The catcher crouches behind home plate and receives the ball from the pitcher. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the catcher is assigned the number 2 ....
 for the first time in his major league career. During that game, the Giants' starting catcher Bengie Molina
Bengie Molina

Benjamin Jos? "Bengie" Molina is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the older brother to Jos? Molina and Yadier Molina....
 left on a double switch. Their backup catcher, Eliézer Alfonzo
Eliézer Alfonzo

Eli?zer Jes?s Alfonzo is a catcher in Major League Baseball who is currently in the San Diego Padres organization. He bats and throws right-handed....
, was injured on a play at the plate and had to leave the game in the 10th inning. With the Giants out of position players, Feliz moved to catcher, Randy Winn
Randy Winn

Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn is an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Winn is a switch hitter, and throws right-handed....
 moved from center field
Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field - the Baseball positions between Left fielder and Right fielder....
 to third, Dan Ortmeier
Dan Ortmeier

Daniel David Ortmeier is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder and first baseman for the Colorado Rockies organization. He made his major league debut on September 5, , with the San Francisco Giants....
 moved from right field
Right fielder

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound....
 to center, and pitcher Noah Lowry
Noah Lowry

Noah Ryan Lowry is a Left-handed#Left-handers_in_sports starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.With only average velocity on his fastball, Lowry was not widely regarded as a top prospect, and did not make Baseball America's list of the team's 10 best prospects in either 2003 Major League Baseball season or...
 came into the game in right.

He was seeking a 3-year contract extension with the Giants following the conclusion of his contract after the 2007 season, but the Giants decided against such an offer. Feliz declined salary arbitration and filed for free agency.

Philadelphia Phillies

On January 31, , Feliz signed a two year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
. Feliz was offered more guaranteed money by the Giants but was alienated by the way the Giants treated him during negotiations. Feliz struggled a bit in 2008 because of a lower back inflammation injury. As a result, his power declining from his previous years, but he delivered one of the most important base hits of the Phillies' history when he batted in Eric Bruntlett
Eric Bruntlett

Eric Kevin Bruntlett is a Utility player#baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball. He is known for his defensive versatility; he usually plays second base or shortstop, but has also played left field....
 to score the winning run for the Phillies in their Game 5 World Series clinching win over the Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida, and the reigning 2008 American League Championship Series....
.

Career stats

YearAgeTeamLgG
Games played

Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested....
AB
At bat

In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain baseball statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage....
R
Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third baseball field and returns out to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three out are recorded....
H
Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit , sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batting when the batter safely reaches First baseman after hitting the ball into fair ball territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
2B
Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a Batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....
3B
Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a Batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another baserunner being put out on a fielder's choice....
HR
Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
RBI
Run batted in

Run batted in or RBI is a baseball statistic used in baseball, softball and dartball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play....
SB
Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate....
CS
Caught stealing

In baseball, a baserunning is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tag out by a fielder while making the attempt....
BB
Base on balls

A base on balls is credited to a batting and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls strike zone....
SO
Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike out occurs when a batter receives three strike during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher , although it is recognized that the style of swing that generates home runs also leaves the batter somewhat susceptible to striking out....
BA
Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of batsman and hitter, respectively. The two statistics are related, in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages....
OBP
On base percentage

In baseball statistics, on-base percentage is a measure of how often a batting reaches base for any reason other than a error , fielder's choice, Uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction, or catcher's interference ....
SLG
Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage is a popular measure of the power of a batting . It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats:...
OPS
On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging is a baseball statistics calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The abilities of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented, making it an effective way of measuring the player's offensive worth....
TB
Total bases

In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hit , i.e. the sum of his/her hits weight function by 1 for a single , 2 for a double , 3 for a triple and 4 for a home run....
SH
Sacrifice hit

In baseball, a sacrifice bunt is the act of deliberately Bunt the ball in a manner that allows a baserunning to advance to another base. The batter is almost always sacrificed but sometimes reaches base due to an error or fielder's choice....
SF
Sacrifice fly

In baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met:* There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit....
IBB
Intentional base on balls

An intentional base on balls , often called an intentional walk, is a base on balls that was issued with no intent of ever allowing a hit....
HBP
Hit by pitch

In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. Per baseball official rule 6.08, a batter becomes a baserunning and is awarded first base when he or his equipment :...
GDP
Double play

In baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. In baseball slang, making a double play is referred to as "turning two", or as Ernie Harwell has coined it, "two for the price of one"....
2000
2000 Major League Baseball season

The 2000 Major League Baseball season was the year of the long ball; an all-time record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season. The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in Game 5 of the World Series....
 		 25 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .572 2 0 0 0 0 0
2001
2001 Major League Baseball season

The Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in a Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. September 11, 2001 attacks pushed the end of the regular-season from September 30 to October 7....
 		 26 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 94 220 23 50 9 1 7 22 2 1 10 50 .227 .264 .373 .637 83 3 3 2 2 5
2002
2002 Major League Baseball season

The Major League Baseball season finished with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series....
 		 27 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 67 146 14 37 4 1 2 30 0 0 6 27 .253 .281 .336 .617 49 0 1 1 0 2
2003
2003 Major League Baseball season

The Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 100th season of Major League Baseball. The season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six game 2003 World Series....
 		 28 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 95 235 31 58 9 3 16 48 2 2 10 53 .247 .278 .515 .793 121 1 2 0 1 7
2004
2004 Major League Baseball season

The 2004 in baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 101st season of Major League Baseball. The season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St....
 		 29 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 144 503 72 139 33 3 22 84 5 2 23 85 .276 .305 .485 .790 244 0 5 1 0 18
2005
2005 Major League Baseball season

The Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season was the 105th season of Major League Baseball. The season was notable for the league's new anabolic steroid Major League Baseball#MLB steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal, which enforced harsher penalties ever than before for steroid use in Major League Baseball....
 		 30 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 156 569 69 142 30 4 20 81 0 2 38 102 .250 .295 .422 .717 240 1 6 1 1 20
2006
2006 Major League Baseball season

In , the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the 2006 World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in history....
 		 31 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 160 603 75 147 35 5 22 98 1 1 33 112 .244 .281 .428 .709 258 1 6 4 1 18
2007
2007 Major League Baseball season

The 2007 Major League Baseball season was the 107th since the initial co-existence of the American League and National Leagues. It began on April 1 with a rematch of the 2006 National League Championship Series; the St....
 		 32 San Francisco
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 150 557 61 141 28 2 20 72 2 2 29 70 .253 .290 .418 .233 .708 0 3 2 1 15
2008
2008 Major League Baseball season

The 2008 Major League Baseball Major League Baseball season MLB Japan Opening Day 2008 on March 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6-5 in the first game of a two-game series, and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minne...
 		 33 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are the reigning 2008 World Series champions....
 		 NL
National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
 		 133 425 43 106 19 2 14 58 0 0 33 54 .249 .302 .402 .708 171 3 2 3 0 14
Totals: 1,007 3,265 389 822 167 21 123 476 12 10 182 554 .252 .290 .429 .719 1,400 9 28 14 6 99


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