About José Oquendo
José Manuel Oquendo Contreras, nicknamed "the Secret Weapon", is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). As of 2025, he served as Minor League Infield Coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals, an organization with whom he has been affiliated since 1985. He managed the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. As a player, Oquendo was known for his versatile defense: he played primarily second base and shortstop, but also frequently in the outfield, and made at least one appearance at every position. Oquendo has the second-highest career fielding percentage for second basemen at.9919 (99.19%), behind only Plácido Polanco's career mark of.9927 (99.27%). Following his playing career, Oquendo coached and managed in the Cardinals' Minor League Baseball system in 1997 and 1998, and became their bench coach at the major league level the following year.
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