▁the ▁, ▁ ▁M ald on ado ▁threw ▁and ▁batt ed ▁right - hand ed . ▁He ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁stell ar ▁seasons ▁while ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gi ant ▁farm ▁system ▁— ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁Emer ald s ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁B ▁North west ▁League ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁with ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Sun ▁Kings ▁of ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Texas ▁League , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 3 4 ▁and ▁. 3 2 6 ▁respectively . ▁All ▁told , ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁minor ▁league ▁seasons ▁( including ▁ 2 ½ ▁years ▁at ▁Tri ple - A ) ▁and ▁batt ed ▁. 2 8 1 ▁with ▁ 1 , 2 6 7 ▁hits ▁in ▁ 4 , 5 0 3 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁M ald on ado ▁spent ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁Red ▁So x ▁farm ▁clubs ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 9 5 ), ▁six ▁at ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁level ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Class ▁A , ▁compiling ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 3 8 – 2 6 2 ▁(. 4 7 6 ) ▁in ▁an ▁even ▁ 5 0 0 ▁games ▁managed . ▁From