Where is magglio ordonez

His agent Scott Boras told the media that everything was fine and the procedure, which was done by Dr. Wolfgang Schaden, would heal him up and fully rehabbed by December 1. The bigger issue is, in April and May, Magglio Ordonez was on pace to have another monster year with over RBIs and over 30 home runs. That was the issue as far as Magglio is concerned. The knee issue? There are no complications from it. The shock treatment was not done in the United States and it allowed for a faster recovery process so, for Magglio, this was important as he was heading into free agency.

But what made it interesting for teams that wanted to sign him was that Ordonez was not having any special workouts for teams. But Detroit continued.

The dialogue started with terms with Boras seeking a seven-year deal. The Tigers countered with five years. They were looking for a corner outfielder but Detroit was still the front runner.

The Freep Press and Detroit News kept the fans updated on the talks. Detroit took the risk on Magglio and it paid off. One of the things that stood out that Magglio said at the time was he said about former general manager Ken Williams, who he felt, did not back him about his left knee.

It feels good to have an owner and a general manager who treat you like this. The biggest risk the Tigers have ever taken in the free-agent era paid off. He and Pudge were the two biggest free agent names that signed with Detroit from a positional player standpoint since Darrell Evans in Tigers fans are forever grateful to Dave Dombrowski and Mike Ilitch for rolling the dice. For parts 1 and 2 on our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, click on the links below.

Ordonez, 39, starred as an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers during his year professional career. He retired in and has clearly wasted little time gaining influence and making an impact in his native Venezuela.

The city of Sotillo is located in eastern Venezuela and boasts a population of roughly , people. Schilken adds that Maduro has been known to reach out to celebrity candidates in an effort to gain public support and please the people who are upset with his controversial economic policies.

Millions have fled Venezuela in the wake of an economic and political crisis that has plagued the country in recent years. Recent developments have pushed the Venezuelan crisis onto a global stage. Ordonez no longer tweets regularly and his last political tweet -- a video shared by Maduro -- was last April. Ordonez finished his career with a. He hit a league-best. A link to the widely shared video is here.