Alberto Callaspo | |||
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Callaspo with the Oakland Athletics
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Bridgeport Bluefish | |||
Third baseman / Second baseman | |||
Born: Maracay, Venezuela |
April 19, 1983 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 6, 2006, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Batting average | .265 | ||
Hits | 941 | ||
Home runs | 52 | ||
Runs batted in | 369 | ||
Teams | |||
Alberto José Callaspo Brito (/kaɪˈæspoʊ/, Spanish: [alˈβerto xoˈse kaˈʎaspo]; born April 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. Callaspo has primarily played third base and second base during his career.
Callaspo was originally signed by the then-Anaheim Angels in 2001, playing for the Aguilas Cibaeñas of Dominican Summer League. In 2002, Callaspo batted .338 with 16 doubles, 10 triples, three home runs and 60 RBI in 70 games with the rookie-level Provo Angels, where he was voted by Baseball America as a Pioneer League All-Star and was named to Pioneer League All-Star team.