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Mystery Man: Without fans or fanfare, Jose Vidro has established himself as the game's best-hitting second baseman Sometimes even Jose Vidro doesn't notice Jose Vidro, which makes him no different from much of the rest of the world. A career .306 hitter, he had a 21 game hitting streak earlier this season and through Sunday had cranked out more hits (595) over three-plus seasons than *NSYNC. But Vidro is only slightly better known today than he was when he broke into the majors in 1997. "He's a good test to give a baseball fan," says Montreal shortstop Orlando Cabrera. "'Do you know who Jose Vidro is? No? Then you don't really know baseball as well as you think you do.'" At week's end Vidro, a 27-year-old switch-hitter, led the National League in hits (90) and batting average with runners in scoring position (.406), and was third in doubles (21), fourth in batting average (.335), 12th in RBIs (47) and 12th in total bases (134) -- and was tops among NL second basemen in all those categories. "I knew he was a hitter, but I didn't know he was this good a hitter," says Frank Robinson, who is in his first year as Montreal manager. "Some guys who hit .300 do it with two outs and nobody on, but that's not Jose. He's one of those guys who becomes an even better hitter in the clutch." -- Phil Taylor Issue date: June 24, 2002 Photograph by David Bergman
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