Ángel Chávez
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 30 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: July 22, 1981 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 30, 2005 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
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Ángel Aristedes Chávez (born July 22, 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his big league debut as an infielder with a late-season call up in 2005 for the San Francisco Giants. At only 26 years of age, he has already logged eight professional seasons, and compiled a .265 career average with 64 home runs, 410 RBIs and 93 stolen bases (in 129 attempts), in 810 minor league contests. He originally signed with the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent on October 30, 1998.
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[edit] 2005 season
Chávez enjoyed a year at the minor league level, before having his contract purchased by the Giants on August 30. He made a big league debut that night vs. the Colorado Rockies, starting at shortstop for ailing Omar Vizquel. He played in 10 games (4 starts - 3 at shortstop, 1 at second base) with the Giants, going 5-for-19 (.263) with 2B. Despite missing the final 2 weeks of the minor league season, he ranked 5th among all Giants farmhands with a career-high 83 RBIs in combined 119 games. He batted .282 with 19 2Bs, 4 3Bs and a career-high 16 HRs.
[edit] 2007 season
Chavez was invited to spring training by the New York Yankees on January 12, 2007, but did not make the team and was not called up to the majors during the season. Chavez played 114 games for the Yankees Triple-A team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, batting .291 and driving in 66 runs.
[edit] 2008 season
On December 12, 2007, Chavez signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On March 31, 2008, his contract was purchased by the Dodgers. He began the season on the Dodgers opening day roster, but did not play in a game with them before he was designated for assignment. Chavez cleared waivers and was assigned to play for the Dodgers AAA team, the Las Vegas 51s.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
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