22 Facts About Omar Vizquel

Widely considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, Omar Vizquel won 11 Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive from 1993 to 2001.

Omar Vizquel ranked as the all-time hits leader among players from Venezuela until May 12,2021, when he was surpassed by Miguel Cabrera.

At the time of his retirement, Omar Vizquel was the oldest position player in the Major Leagues, and the only active position player with service time in the 1980s.

On May 7,2012, Omar 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.

Omar Vizquel was the last active player in any of the major North American professional sports leagues to have played in the 1980s.

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Omar Vizquel won nine consecutive Gold Gloves with the Mariners and Indians, starting with his first in 1993 with Seattle and continuing until 2001.

Omar Vizquel won two additional Gold Gloves in 2005 and 2006 with the San Francisco Giants.

Omar Vizquel reached career highs in 2002 hitting 14 homers and 72 RBI, but his success was interrupted by the need for surgery on his right knee.

Omar Vizquel started the 2008 season on the disabled list and played in his first game on May 10.

Omar Vizquel was Greg Maddux's 3000th strikeout victim on July 26,2005.

On January 21,2009, Omar Vizquel signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and made the team's major league roster.

On November 23,2009, Omar Vizquel agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox worth $1.

On May 25,2010, Omar Vizquel became the shortstop with the third most hits all time, behind Derek Jeter and Honus Wagner.

Omar Vizquel signed a one-year minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays for the 2012 season.

Omar Vizquel hinted at retirement upon the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Omar Vizquel retired after the season and was the last position player born in the 1960s, as well as the last to play in the 1980s, to retire.

In November 2017 Omar Vizquel returned to the White Sox organization to manage their Class A-Advanced team, the Winston-Salem Dash.

In December 2018 Omar Vizquel was promoted to manage the White Sox' Class AA team, the Birmingham Barons.

In 2019 Omar Vizquel was let go by the Barons after an incident between him and a male employee which resulted in an MLB investigation.

On December 2,2019, Omar Vizquel was named as the new manager for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

The Athletic mentioned an incident in December 2011, when Omar Vizquel allegedly strangled his wife during an argument at her sister's home in Alabama.

Omar Vizquel has appeared on balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 2018, when he received 37.