- Children: sons Patrick and Preston.
- Professional baseball player. Played outfield for the National League's Chicago Cubs, 1986-1988; and first base for the American League's Texas Rangers (1989-1993; 1999-present), and Baltimore Orioles (1994-1998).
- Attended Jackson Senior High School in Miami, Florida.
- Attended Mississippi State University.
- Hit his 500th career homerun against the Cleveland Indians on May 11, 2003.
- Texas Rangers All-Time Walks Leader (805).
- Texas Rangers All-Time Runs Leader (958).
- Texas Rangers All-Time At Bats Leader (5,830).
- Texas Rangers All-Time Games Played Leader (1,573).
- Finished 8th in voting for 1993 American League MVP. Finished 6th in voting for 1996 American League MVP. Finished 5th in voting for 1999 American League MVP.
- Member of 1997 American League Eastern Division Champion Baltimore Orioles team. Member of 1999 American League Western Division Champion Texas Rangers team.
- Named to 1988 National League All Star Team. Named to 3 American League All Star Teams (1991, 1998 and 1999).
- Won 3 American League Gold Glove Awards as First Baseman (1997-1999).
- 7/15/05 Recorded his 3,000th career hit (an RBI Double) at Seattle's Safeco Field, off of Mariner pitcher Joel Pineiro. Palmeiro, Henry Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray are the only players with at least 3,000 hits and 500 home runs in a career.
8/01/05, suspended 10 days for using steroids. - Suspended by major league baseball after testing positive for performance-enhancing steroid. This comes only a few months after he testified to Congress under oath that he never used them. (August 2005)
- (January 11) Signed a one-year contract with an option for 2005 with the Baltimore Orioles for $4 million. Palmeiro played in Baltimore from 1994-1998. (2004)
- (2004-Present) Returned to play for Baltimore. (2004)
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