Carlos Ponce (baseball)

For the actor and musician, see Carlos Ponce.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponceand the second or maternal family name is Diaz.

Carlos Ponce
Wei Chuan Dragons – No. 75
First baseman / Coach
Born: (1959-02-07) February 7, 1959 (age 66) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 14, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: April 4, 1986, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales
Last appearance
MLB: October 6, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: June 17, 1990, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales

Men's baseball
Representing   Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
	1979 San Juan	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1978 Medellín	Team

Carlos Antonio Ponce Diaz (born February 7, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman who is currently coach for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Career

He signed with the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a free agent in 1982 and played with the team at the Major League level in 1985. ^[1]

From 1986–1990, Ponce played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He had a .296 career average and a .555 slugging percentage, belting 119 home runs and compiling 389 runs batted in.

References

1. "Carlos Ponce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2011.