New York Mets Sign Olmedo Saenz

02/12/2008, FLUSHING -- The New York Mets announced today they have signed infielder Olmedo Saenz as a six-year minor league free agent and invited him to Major League spring training. Olmedo Saenz, one of the most productive pinch hitters in the big leagues over the last four years, is a career .256 hitter (72-for-281) off the bench with 12 home runs and 58 RBI.

Olmedo Saenz, a 37-year-old righthanded hitter, was with the Los Angeles Dodgers the last four years. In 2007, he tied for fourth in the majors with 14 pinch hits (14-for-63, .222) and also had two home runs and 12 RBI.

Overall with the Dodgers last season, he hit .191 (21-for-110) with four home runs and 18 RBI. He appeared in 75 games as a pinch hitter. In the field, he performed in 13 games at first base (eight starts) and three games at third base (no starts).

With his 12 career pinch hit home runs, Saenz is now tied for 11th place in Major League history. For his career, Olmedo has appeared in 327 games as a pinch hitter.

Olmedo began his major league career with the Chicago White Sox in 1994. He also has played with Oakland and the Dodgers. In 783 games, the Panama native has a .263 average with 106 doubles, five triples, 73 home runs and 275 RBI.

Saenz participated for Panama in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.

Source: MLB

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