Joe Vitiello

Joe Vitiello
Joe Vitiello
	Designated hitter
	Born: April 11, 1970 (age 54); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: April 29, 1995, for the Kansas City Royals
	NPB: March 24, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
	NPB: October 5, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave
	MLB: September 28, 2003, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.248
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	104
NPB statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	22
Runs batted in	83
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (1995–1999); San Diego Padres (2000); Orix BlueWave (2001); Montreal Expos (2003);

Joseph David Vitiello (/ˌvɪtiˈɛloʊ/; born April 11, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player who was a designated hitter from 1995–2003. He played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2001.

Vitiello attended the University of Alabama. In 1989 and 1990 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1990.^[1]^[2] He was selected by the Royals in the first round (7th overall) of the 1991 MLB Draft.