José Malavé

José Malavé
Outfielder
Born: (1971-05-31) May 31, 1971 Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 30, 1997, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	17
NPB statistics
Batting average	.218
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	12
MLB stats at Baseball Reference
Non-MLB stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1996–1997) Yokohama BayStars (1998)

José Francisco Malavé [mah-lah-VEY] (born May 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder who played from 1996 to 1997 with the Boston Red Sox. He was born in Cumaná, Sucre.

In parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, Malavé was a .226 hitter with four home runs and 17 RBI in 45 career games.

Besides, he played professional baseball in Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Venezuela.

Malavé also served as third base coach for the Venezuela national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Mexican League batting statistics
• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League batting and fielding statistics