Omar Vizquel

Vizquel with the Toronto Blue Jays

Detroit Tigers – No. 13

Shortstop / Coach

Born: April 24, 1967 (age 49)
Caracas, Venezuela

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 3, 1989, for the Seattle Mariners

Last MLB appearance

October 3, 2012, for the Toronto Blue Jays

MLB statistics

.272

2,877

951

Teams

As player

As coach

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013)
Detroit Tigers (2014–present)

Career highlights and awards

3× All-Star (1998, 1999, 2002)
11× Gold Glove Award (1993–2001, 2005, 2006)

As player

As coach

Omar Enrique Vizquel González (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈmar βisˈkel]; born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 23-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays. In Venezuela he played for Leones del Caracas. Since 2014, he has been the Detroit Tigers' first-base, infield and baserunning coach.

Vizquel is considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves (1993–2001) and two more in 2005 and 2006. He tied Cal Ripken, Jr.'s American League record, since surpassed, for most consecutive games at shortstop without an error (95, between September 26, 1999 and July 21, 2000). Currently, his .985 career fielding percentage is the highest of all-time for a shortstop in Major League history. On May 25, 2008, Vizquel became the all-time leader in games played at shortstop, passing Luis Aparicio. Vizquel is the all-time leader in double plays made while playing shortstop. He has the most hits recorded by any player from Venezuela (2,877; 40th all-time), surpassing Aparicio's record of 2,677 on June 25, 2009. On May 24, 2010, Vizquel became the shortstop with the third most hits all time, behind second place Derek Jeter and Honus Wagner. Vizquel is the sacrifice hit leader of the live-ball era.

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