#14 : enrique wilson | 2b

2000 highlights:
made 12 appearances (eight starts) @ third base, seven appearances (six starts) @ shortstop, seven appearances (four starts) @ second base and five starts as the designated hitter for the indians before being acquired by the pirates on 7/28 ... batted .326 (30-for-92) with two home runs and nine rbi in his 23 starts and went 0-for-9 with a walk as a pinch hitter for cleveland ... his safely in his first four games (6-for-10) and in 12 of his first 16 thru 5/23 (20-for-47, .426) ... hit first career inside-the-park home run on 5/21 vs. new york (al) - the first by an indian since david bell on 4/15/98 vs. seattle ... missed seven games with a strained right hamstring between 5/25-31 (suffered injury on 5/24 @ detroit) ... had three hits on 6/24 vs. detroit (game one) ... hit second home run on 6/25 vs. detroit ... sprained right wrist on 7/8 @ cincinnati and was placed on the disabled list on 7/17 (retro to 7/14). ... acquired by pittsburgh along with outfielder alex ramirez in deal for outfielder wil cordero on 7/28 ... made two-game rehab assignment with nashville (aaa) on 7/30-31 ... homered in first game with pittsburgh (off antonio osuna) on 8/1 vs. los angeles (game two) ... made first of nine starts @ second base and appeared in the leadoff spot of the batting order for first time with pittsburgh on 8/4 @ san francisco ... made first of 13 starts @ third base on 8/8 vs. colorado ... went hitless in nine at bats between 8/9-14, dropping his average from .241 to .189 ... matched career high with nine-game hitting streak between 8/20-29 (14-for-30, .467) ... tied career high with three-hit game on 8/28 vs. san francisco ... committed two errors (one fielding/one throwing) while playing third base vs. st. louis on 9/12 ... missed final 14 games due to a sprained right ankle ... was 3-for-9 with two rbi as a pinch hitter with the pirates. ... made six errors (three throwing/three fielding) while playing with pittsburgh.

personal:
enrique martes wilson ... wife\s name is leydis ... one daughter; melissa (4/8/99) ... attended liceo amelio ramon jiminez high school in santo domingo, d.r ... .visited schools and was the honorary spokesperson in 1999 for big league lunch, a program which stresses healthy nutrition to elementary school youngsters.