Jorge Velandia

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jorge Luis Velandia Macias (born January 12, 1975 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Velandia played with the San Diego Padres (1997), Oakland Athletics (1998-2000), New York Mets (2000-2003), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007), Toronto Blue Jays (2008), and Cleveland Indians (2008). On December 1, 2006, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Velandia to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. His first major league home run, which was a grand slam came on September 25, 2007. He started the 2008 season playing for the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.