Editing Richard Hidalgo (section)

{{Short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1975)}}
{{for|the Peruvian mountain climber|Richard Hidalgo (climber)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Richard Hidalgo
| image       = DSC 1777 Richard Hidalgo.jpg
| caption     = Hidalgo playing for the Rangers in 2005.
| position    = [[Outfielder]]
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1975|6|28}}
| birth_place  = [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = September 1
| debutyear   = 1997
| debutteam   = Houston Astros
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = August 4
| finalyear   = 2005
| finalteam   = Texas Rangers
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value  = .269
| stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value  = 171
| stat3label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value  = 560
| teams       = 
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|2004}})
* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2004}})
* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2005}})
}}
'''Richard José Hidalgo''' {{small|[ee-dahl'-go]}} (born June 28, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional [[outfielder]]. He played with the [[Houston Astros]] (1997–2004), [[New York Mets]] (2004), and the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] (2005) of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He batted and threw [[right-handed]].