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POSITION: 1st Base/Catcher HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 195 BATS: Right THROWS: Rigth BORN: 09/03/80 HOMETOWN: Miami, FL RESIDES: Miami, FL HOW OBTAINED: Selected in 23rd round of 2002 draft NOTEWORTHY: CAREER: 2003: Named River Bandits Pepsi Player of the Month for June, batting .271 with five home runs and 21 RBI...Personal: As a sophomore, was named All-College World Series for the University of Miami, hitting .588 with 3 HR...In junior year, led club in home runs (20), RBI (67), and slugging (.630)...ranks fourth on Miami's home run list with 42. MEDIA: (08/31/04) Matienzo won't win batting title (06/18/04) Matienzo learns to hit line drives
Matienzo New Britain's Babe RuthFirst baseman/designated hitter Danny Matienzo became the Rock Cats' career home run king Wednesday night when he hit his 40th. The homer - his 17th of the season - catapulted him past Kevin West, who hit 39 homers in 2003 and 2004. It came off Reading left-hander J.A. Happ. Matienzo, 25, is also challenging for the all-time RBI spot (166) currently held by West and Jeff Smith (1997-2002). He entered Friday two short. 09/02/2006 Ft. Myers Miracle 1st baseman Danny Matienzo is the Twins’ Minor League Player of the Week for the week ending June 11. Matienzo, 23, batted .471 (8-17) with one homer and 7 rbi in 5 games. For the season, he is batting .296 (58-196) with 10 doubles, 2 homers and 28 rbi in 53 games. Matienzo was the Twins’ 23rd round pick in the June, 2002 free agent draft; he was signed by scout Hector Otero.
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