What is Raúl Mondesí?
[[File:Raul Mondesi 1998.jpg|thumb|Raul Mondesi in 1998]] '''Raúl Ramón Mondesí Avelino''' (born March 12, 1971, in [[Dominican Republic|San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] player. Now, he is the mayor of [[San Cristóbal Province]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Raul Mondesi is a rising star again -- in Dominican Republic politics|author=Baxter, Kevin|newspaper=LA Times|date=23 December 2009|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/23/world/la-fg-dominican-mondesi23-2009dec23|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref> He was the [[National League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year]] in 1994. He won [[Gold Glove Award]]s in 1995 and 1997 as an [[outfielder]]. Mondesí was first signed by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] as an amateur in 1988. He played in the [[Pioneer Baseball League|Pioneer League]]. His first Major League game was on July 19, 1993. On November 8, 1999, he was traded by the Dodgers (along with [[Pedro Borbón, Jr.]]) to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] for [[Shawn Green]] and minor league player Jorge Nunez. Mondesí was traded by the Blue Jays to the [[New York Yankees]] on July 1, 2002 for [[Scott Wiggins]]. The Yankees traded him on July 29, 2003 to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] for [[David Dellucci]], [[Bret Prinz]] and minor leaguer John Prowl. He signed as a [[free agent]] with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] on February 24, 2004. He left the team for personal reasons. The [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim Angels]] signed him on May 30, 2004. Shortly after, he tore his [[quadriceps]] and was placed on the disabled list. The [[Atlanta Braves]] signed Mondesí in 2005. Mondesí is currently out of baseball and living in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mondesi, Raul}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Arizona Diamondbacks players]] [[Category:Atlanta Braves players]] [[Category:Dominican Republic baseball players]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players]] [[