Paulo Roberto Orlando (Portuguese: [ˈpawlu oʁˈlɐ̃du]; born November 1, 1985) is a Brazilian former professional baseball outfielder.
[7] In 2010 with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, he hit .305 with 13 homers, 64 RBI and 25 steals to earn Texas League All-Star honors.
[8] He became the third Brazilian-born player, and first non-pitcher, to make it to Triple-A when he was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers to start 2011.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Orlando and Jarrod Dyson were considered most likely to platoon in right field, though the Royals announced plans for an open competition in spring training.
[18] On January 4, 2019, Orlando signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included an invitation to spring training.
[21] On March 12, 2020, Orlando signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On July 3, 2020, Orlando's contract was purchased by the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League for the 2021 season.
[22] On June 5, 2021, Orlando signed with El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.
On August 28, 2021, Orlando was loaned to the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.
[24] Orlando and the Monarchs won the 2021 American Association championship series over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
On January 29, 2022, Orlando was returned back to El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League and officially signed with the team.
[26] Orlando was part of the Brazilian squad that won the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile in October 2023.