Wladimir Balentien

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wladimir Balentien
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1984(1984-07-02)
Age	40
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birth City	Willemstad
Horoscope	Cancer

Wladimir Balentien Biography

Wladimir Balentien is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 2, 1984 in Willemstad, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Wladimir Ramon Balentien (Dutch pronunciation”‘vladimir Bal@n’tin'” born on July 2 1984) and nicknamed “Coco”, is a professional Curacaoan-Dutch outfielder of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was previously a player with Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds and also for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the NPB.

The game was dominated by Indians starting pitcher Cliff Lee in the top 7th inning Balentien hit a three-run shot over the fence in right field ending Lee’s run of 27 innings without a score. Balentien’s home run was one of only 12 hits allowed in 2008 by Lee during 2008.

On July 29, 2009 the Mariners traded Balentien to the Cincinnati Reds for reliever Robert Manuel. In his final game with the Reds against Pittsburgh Pirates on October 2, Balentien hit the longest home run of that major league season, midway up the upper deck in left field with an estimated distance of 500 feet.

On July 25, 2009, Balentien was designated for assignment by the Mariners after struggling to make consistent contact. He hit .213 with 4 home runs and 13 RBIs in 155 at bats to that point in the season. Michael Saunders was called up to take his place on the big league roster.

In 2007 Balentien was chosen to play in play in the All-Star Futures Game in San Francisco as a result of his .328 Batting average 20 home runs, as well as 66 run batted into at the time. Balentien was selected for the Mariners the 4th of September, 2007 and was playing that same game in the game against The New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Balentien was a pinch-hitter in place of Jose Guillen in the 8th innings, and scored an RBI double for his very first Major League game.

Wladimir Balentien Net Worth

Wladimir Balentien is one of the richest Baseball Player from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wladimir Balentien 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Balentien was signed as a non-drafted as a free-agent by the Mariners in 2000. The Mariners signed him for five seasons as a professional in the minors being a part of the Arizona League Mariners, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Inland Empire 66ers, San Antonio Missions as well as the Tacoma Rainiers, before being called up in September of 2007.

Balentien was a member of Team Netherlands in The 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and the 2017 World Baseball Classic. After the finals of 2017’s WBC tournament Balentien was named as a member of the 2017 All-World Baseball Classic team.

Balentien was invited to spring training with the Mariners in 2008 and signed a one-year deal with the team. However, the starting job in right field went to Brad Wilkerson, and Balentien was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on March 24. When Wilkerson and first baseman Greg Norton were designated for assignment on April 30, Wladimir and Rainiers teammate Jeff Clement were called up to the big leagues for a game in Cleveland against the Indians.

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Who is Wladimir Balentien Dating?

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He was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star Game [jp] .

Facts & Trivia

Wladimir Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Wladimir Balentien celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.