Paulo Orlando

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Full Name:
 

Paulo Roberto Orlando​

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Nicknames:

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"Gaijin" 

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Gaijin is the Japanese word for foreigner.
 

Born:  
   

November 1, 1985 

São Paulo, Brazil

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Family:  

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Mother: Tanya
Spouse: Fabricia

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Some information suggests his mother is a nurse but other articles refer to her as doing janitorial work at a hospital.

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His family lives in São Paulo

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School:  

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Not available​

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Baseball Related:

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2005 - Signed by the Chicago White Sox (Orlando Santana, a Cuban scout).

2008 - Traded from the White Sox to the Royals for Horacio Ramírez.

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2015 - April 9th - Major League debut for the Kansas City Royals.

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Extra:

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He turned 30 in his rookie year.

Orlando did not start playing baseball until he was 12 years old.

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Orlando was a sprinter for the Brazilian Junior Olympic team.

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He has a back tattoo of him swinging in his Major League debut. 

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Orlando is the third Brazilian to reach the Major Leagues.

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He plays Winter League baseball in Venezuela (team: Cardenales de Lara)

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He bat .198 in 2017.

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Sample Heckles:

"Your back tattoo is horrible."​

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@porlando52

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