Ángel Chávez

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Ángel Chávez
position=Infielder
team=Los Angeles Dodgers
number=30
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|7|22
birthplace=David, Chiriquí, Panama
debutdate=August 30
debutyear=2005
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.263
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2005)

Ángel Aristedes Chávez (born July 22, 1981 in David, Chiriquí, 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 by|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, by|1998.

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.

2007 season

Chavez was invited to spring training by the New York Yankees on January 12, by|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.

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, by|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.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=chavean02]