Delgado was originally signed in 1992 by the
Seattle Mariners, but was traded in 1995 with
Shawn Estes to the
San Francisco Giants for
Salomón Torres. Delgado made his debut with the Giants in 1996 and played with them through 1999, compiling a .259 average over 124 plate appearances. In March 2000, Delgado was traded again, this time to the
New York Yankees for
Juan Melo. Delgado played in 31 games for the Yankees, before being traded in August to the
Kansas City Royals for Nick Ortiz. Delgado finished out the 2000 season with the Royals and spent all of 2001 with them, hitting .120 in 14 games. He then spent the next two seasons with the
St. Louis Cardinals, hitting .175 in 55 games before the
Anaheim Angels purchased his contract in 2003. He hit .320 in 58 games for the Angels, before finishing up his career with the
New York Mets, hitting .292 in 42 games in 2004. For his career, Delgado hit .251 in 601 plate appearances, with 5
home runs and 5
stolen bases. ==Suspension from MLB==