Iván Calderón (baseball)

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Iván Calderón
Outfielder
Born: (1962-03-19)March 19, 1962 Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Died: December 27, 2003(2003-12-27) (aged 41) Loiza, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 1984 for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1993 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	104
Runs batted in	444
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1984–1986) Chicago White Sox (1986–1990) Montreal Expos (1991–1992) Boston Red Sox (1993) Chicago White Sox (1993)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1991)

Iván Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003), born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player from 1984 to 1993, and was named an All-Star in 1991. He was murdered in a bar in Loiza, Puerto Rico.^[1]

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Calderón was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent on July 30, 1979, and made his debut on August 10, 1984. Midway through the 1986 season he was traded to the Chicago White Sox, where he became a regular right fielder in 1987.

Chicago White Sox

Known for his power and speed, Calderón put together a series of productive seasons in Chicago. He was sent to the Montreal Expos after the 1990 season, in a deal that brought Tim Raines to the White Sox.

Montreal Expos

The Expos raised his yearly salary to over $2 million a season, and his efforts were rewarded with a place on the 1991 NL All-Star team. Injuries the following season slowed him down, and after stints with the Boston Red Sox and again with the White Sox, he quit in 1993, at age of 31.

Calderón was a career .272 hitter with 104 home runs and 444 RBI in 924 games.

References

↑ Ivan Calderón's murder remains unsolved

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Calderon, Ivan
Alternative names
Short description	Puerto Rican baseball player
Date of birth	March 19, 1962
Place of birth	Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Date of death	December 27, 2003
Place of death	Loiza, Puerto Rico

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