Tony Blanco

Tony Blanco
Blanco with the Chunichi Dragons
Orix Buffaloes – No. 42
First baseman
Born: (1980-11-10) November 10, 1980 (age 36) San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 3, 2009, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB: April 4, 2005, for the Washington Nationals
NPB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.272
Home runs	181
Runs batted in	542
Teams
Washington Nationals (2005) Chunichi Dragons (2009–2012) Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2013–2014) Orix Buffaloes (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB 4× NPB All-Star (2009-2010, 2013-2014) 3× Best Nine Award (2009, 2012-2013) Leader of Batting average in Central League (2013) 2× Leader of RBI in Central League (2009, 2013) Leader of Home run in Central League (2009)

NPB

Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera (born November 10, 1980) is a Dominican professional baseball player. He is mainly a first baseman, third baseman and outfielder. Blanco plays for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals and the Chunichi Dragons, Yokohama DeNA BayStars of NPB.

Blanco began his career in the Boston Red Sox farm system as a third basemen. In 2002, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds as a player to be named later, completing an earlier trade that sent Todd Walker to Boston. As a top prospect in the Reds organization in 2003, Blanco made a name for himself while playing for the Potomac Cannons of the Carolina League. Blanco was picked up by the Nationals as a Rule 5 Draft choice in 2005 and started the year playing for the Potomac Nationals. Blanco was invited to spring training for the big league club and quickly made it to the roster early in 2005, playing in 56 games. During 2005, his rookie season, he hit .177 with one home run and seven RBI.