Omar Vizquel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Professional baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1967
Place of Birth: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: Venezuela
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
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About Omar Vizquel
- Omar Enrique Vizquel González (Spanish pronunciation: [o'ma? ßis'kel]; born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop.
- During his 24-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.
- From 2014 to 2017, he was the Detroit Tigers' first-base, infield and baserunning coach.
- He is currently the manager for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. 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 (95, between September 26, 1999 and July 21, 2000), since surpassed.
- Vizquel is the all-time hits leader among players from Venezuela (2,877; 43rd all-time), 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. At the time of his retirement, Vizquel was the oldest player in the Major Leagues, and the only active player with service time in the 1980s.
- He is one of only 29 players in baseball history to play in Major League games in four decades, and the only one who played shortstop.
- On May 7, 2012, Vizquel became the oldest player to play at shortstop in the Major League history, surpassing Bobby Wallace, who played 12 games with the St.
- Louis Cardinals at the age of 44 in 1918.
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