Carlos Delgado
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernándezis a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. With 473 home runs and 1,512 RBI, he holds the all-time home run and RBI records among Puerto Rican players. He is one of only six players in Major League history to hit 30 home runs in ten consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth player to do so...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 June 1972
employee follow front met ownership
I said when I met with the ownership that I'm employee No. 21, ... I'm not going to put myself in front of the team. I'm here to follow orders, and that's the way it goes.
fun hard numbers predict push results
It's hard to predict what kind of numbers and what kind of results you will end up with, ... All I can say is that it is fun right now, challenging myself to push to be a better player.
enjoy fans fired opening uniforms
There's something about opening day. The uniforms look a little whiter. The fans are fired up. I just want to enjoy it.
meaningful playing
This is pretty special. It's exciting, just because you know you're playing meaningful games.
hopefully love passionate receiving respect side tip
That's one thing about New York, and I love it. They're fanatics. They're passionate about everything they do. You've got to respect that; I tip my cap. When you're on the receiving end, it's not that much fun, so hopefully when I'm on the same side of the fence, it will be better.
driving hits pride
I take a lot of pride in getting big hits and driving in big runs.
pay treated
One time, they didn't pay me. But for the most part, they have treated me well.
man society stand supposed takes
It takes a man to stand up for what he believes, ... Especially in a society where everything is supposed to be politically correct.
cold hit
It was cold out there, it was windy. But I hit that good, though.
fact guys shooting
I would like to think so. The fact if you had all your guys out there and you're healthy. If you are shooting on all cylinders, it is a different story.
bunch came home run score shut time
The home run wasn't enough to win. They came back to score a bunch of runs. At the time it was a big hit, but after that we couldn't shut them down.
line nice
It was kind of a bummer. It would have been nice to keep the line moving.
expect extremely hit pitching throw
We've been pitching extremely well. We can't expect to throw a shutout every night. They hit more than us.
exhibition games hurt life playing
We'll be playing exhibition games anyway, so I don't think it will be any different. You can get hurt doing anything. ... You can't live your life scared, so you've got to just go out and play.