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After an All-American career at Mississippi State University, Palmeiro debuted September 8, 1986 with the Chicago Cubs, and played with the Cubs through 1988. He has also had two stints with the Texas Rangers ( 1989See also 1988 in sports, other events of 1989, 1990 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Rusty Wallace CART Racing season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi- 1993See also 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Dale Earnhardt Two top NASCAR drivers Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champi and 1999See also 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Dale Jarrett Indy Racing League Indianapolis 500 Kenny Brack CART Racing Jua- 2003See also 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip wins rain-shortened Daytona 500 Winston Cup Championship won by Matt Kenseth for Ford. Nextel signs deal to repl).
A four-time All-Star and a three-time Gold GloveIn American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each position (in each league), as winner at first base, Palmeiro became the 19th player (and the second HispanicHispanic as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorise US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. The term is used as a, after Sammy SosaBusch Stadium. Samuel Peralta Sosa better known as Sammy Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic), is a professional Major League baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. Sosa ended the 2004 season with 574 career home runs,) to reach the 500-home run plateau on May 12May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining. Events 1191 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 1264 The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Si, 2003See also 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip wins rain-shortened Daytona 500 Winston Cup Championship won by Matt Kenseth for Ford. Nextel signs deal to repl. He also became the first player in history to have led his league in singles one year and hit 500 home runs in his career. He joined the 500 home run club on May 11 2003 on a full-count pitch from Cleveland right-hander David Elder . After the 2004 season, Palmeiro stands 10th on the all-time list with 551 homers.
Palmeiro is an anomaly in his sport because he did not hit his stride until after the age of 30, when he began a streak of hitting 30-plus home runs and batting in 100-plus runs nine seasons in a row ( 1995- 2003).
He has the greatest number of career home runs for a player who never led his league in that category. His at-bat music is Tupac's "California Love".
Palmeiro appears in Viagra commercials.