Professional career Ronnie Belliard

1 professional career

1.1 milwaukee brewers
1.2 colorado rockies
1.3 cleveland indians
1.4 st. louis cardinals
1.5 washington nationals
1.6 los angeles dodgers
1.7 new york yankees
1.8 philadelphia phillies

professional career
milwaukee brewers

belliard drafted milwaukee brewers in 8th round of 1994 major league baseball draft. belliard played in brewers farm system 1994 1999, winning texas league all-star honors in 1996 , in 1998 honored triple-a all-star, international league all-star, baseball america 1st team minor league all-star , brewers minor league player of year.

he made major league debut on september 12, 1998 pinch runner against chicago cubs , got first major league hit in first at-bat, pinch hitter, on september 16 against cincinnati reds.

in 1999, belliard named milwaukee brewers rookie player of year. after began season @ triple louisville, recalled on may 11. finished season tops among national league rookies in every offensive category, including batting average (1st), runs batted in (6th), multi-hit games (4th), runs (6th), hits (4th), total bases (5th), doubles (2nd), triples (t-3rd), hitting streaks (t-5th), walks (1st), on-base percentage (1st), slugging percentage (3rd) , base hits (4th). ronnie hit first major league home run , drove in first run solo shot may 15.

in 2000, belliard established career highs in several categories, including games (152), runs scored (83), hits (150) , doubles (30) while setting brewers national league franchise record career-high 9 triples.

2001 saw belliard set career mark 11 home runs , equaled career-high 30 doubles set in 2000. ronnie milwaukee s opening day second baseman.

in 2002, belliard played second base (49 games) , third base (42 games) milwaukee.

colorado rockies

on january 17, 2003, belliard signed minor league free agent colorado rockies after being non-tendered milwaukee on december 20 , became first non-roster invitee in franchise history start on opening day.

cleveland indians

belliard signed one-year deal cleveland indians 2004 campaign. in 2004 belliard enjoyed fine season offensive standpoint, stabilizing second base position after club experienced inconsistency @ position in 2003. ronnie amassed career-highs in hits (169), doubles (48) , rbi (70) , set new career-high 12 hr. finished 2nd in american league 48 doubles, represented highest total indian since albert belle s 52 in 1995. .282 batting average @ second base led al second basemen. 169 hits ranked 2nd , 69 rbi placed 4th among league 2b. belliard earned first trip all-star game after hitting .304 (103-339) in first half 5 home-runs , 37 rbi in 84 games (was voted in players). avoided arbitration , signed 1-year contract on december 20 club option 2006. in 2005, belliard collected new career-highs in homers (17) , rbi (78) finished 3rd among al second basemen in rbi , doubles (36) , 4th in home runs.

st. louis cardinals

on july 30 2006, belliard traded st. louis cardinals utility infielder héctor luna in move designed acquire st. louis every-day second baseman stretch run, , provide bench bat strength cleveland.

belliard key part of cardinals success in 2006 national league division series when hit .462 2 rbi , 2 runs scored. cardinals defeated san diego padres 3 games 1 advance national league championship series. belliard won first world series ring when cardinals won 2006 world series, defeating detroit tigers, 4 games one. @ end of season, however, belliard not re-signed, , became free agent.

washington nationals

belliard batting washington nationals in 2009.

belliard signed minor league contract washington nationals on february 18, 2007. added nationals 40-man roster on march 22, 2007. following opening day injury shortstop cristian guzmán, second baseman felipe lópez moved shortstop, while belliard filled in @ second base. guzmán came in may, @ end of june suffered season-ending injury putting belliard starting line-up. july 23 belliard had appeared in 85 of nationals 98 games, batting .305, , signed two-year $3.5 million extension nationals. viewed valuable veteran, capable of starting or utility infielder.

belliard hit game-ending 2-run home run shot off of closer george sherrill 2 outs , 2 strikes in 12th inning, erasing 2-1 deficit on june 29, 2008 against baltimore orioles.

on august 22, 2008, belliard triple away cycle singled, doubled twice, , homered in nationals 13 5 victory on chicago cubs @ wrigley field.

at end of 2008 belliard set career highs .473 slugging , .372 on-base percentages despite missing 2 months injuries. hit 11 home runs in 96 games (296 @ bats) making ratio of 26.9 @ bats-per-home run. ranked second among nationals behind elijah dukes.

los angeles dodgers

belliard during tenure los angeles dodgers in 2009.

on august 30, 2009, belliard traded los angeles dodgers minor leaguer luis garcia. belliard said trade:

in first at-bat dodger, belliard hit home run against doug davis of arizona diamondbacks.

in 24 games dodgers, hit .351 5 home runs , took on starting second baseman job orlando hudson post-season.

on january 26, 2010, dodgers re-signed belliard 1-year $850,000 contract. played in 82 games part-time player dodgers in 2010, hitting .216. designated assignment on september 7, 2010 , released on september 9.

new york yankees

on february 4, 2011, belliard agreed minor league contract invitation spring training new york yankees worth $825,000. released on march 28.

philadelphia phillies

on march 30, 2011 belliard agreed minor league contract philadelphia phillies. played in 53 games aaa lehigh valley ironpigs, hitting .251.

on june 14, 2011 belliard announced retirement