Omar Vizquel (Baseball Player), born on April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela. Omar Vizquel's age 51 years & Zodiac Sign Taurus, nationality Venezuelan (by birth) & Race/Ethnicity is White. Let's check, How Tall is Omar Vizquel?
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Omar Vizquel Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm/)
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| Height (in Feet-Inches) | 5 ft 9 in |
| Height (in Centimeters) | 175 cm |
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| Weight (in Kilograms) | 79 kg |
| Weight (in Pounds) | 174 lbs |
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Omar Vizquel FAQs
What's going on with Omar Vizquel?
The former big league shortstop was named as a defendant along with the Chicago White Sox and the Birmingham Barons.
Is Omar Vizquel a Hall of Famer?
For the second consecutive year, Vizquel fell in the Hall of Fame voting, receiving just 23.9 percent of the vote (94 of 394 votes cast) from tenured members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, as announced Tuesday on MLB Network.
How is Omar Vizquel not in the Hall of Fame?
His career spanned four decades and 24 seasons, over which he won 11 Gold Gloves. Vizquel is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the fourth year and is seeing his chances at the Hall of Fame disappear because of two scandals involving domestic violence and sexual harassment.
What nationality is Omar Vizquel?
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Omar Enrique Vizquel González, nicknamed “Little O”, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 24-year Major League Baseball 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. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Detroit Tigers’ first-base, infield and baserunning coach. Widely considered one of baseball’s all-time best fielding shortstops, Vizquel won eleven Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive from 1993–2001. Among shortstops, his .985 fielding percentage is tied for highest all-time, he is the all-time leader in games played, and the all-time leader in double plays turned. Vizquel tied Cal Ripken, Jr.’s American League record for most consecutive games at shortstop without an error, since surpassed. Vizquel is the all-time hits leader among players from Venezuela, and the shortstop with the third-most hits all time, behind Derek Jeter and Honus Wagner. Vizquel is the sacrifice hit leader of the live-ball era.
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