Cristóbal Colón (born January 3, 1969) is a

Venezuelan Venezuelans (Spanish language, Spanish: ''venezolanos'') are the Citizenship, citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connect ...

former professional

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player. He played in

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as a

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for the Texas Rangers (1992). He was a switch-hitting batter. Colón was born in

La Guaira La Guaira () is the capital city of the Venezuelan Vargas (state), state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port, founded in 1577 as an outlet for nearby Caracas. The city hosts its own professional baseball team i ...

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. A nephew of former major league player

Chico Carrasquel Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1926 – May 26, 2005), was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1950 to ...

, Colón was named in honor of

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, by his father. Colón was a career .167 hitter (6-for-36) with one RBI and five runs in 14 games.

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1969 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Auriga Caserta players Butte Copper Kings players Coastal Bend Aviators players Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks players Gastonia Rangers players Gulf Coast Rangers players Iowa Cubs players Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from La Guaira Petroleros de Poza Rica players Potros de Minatitlán players San Angelo Colts players Sioux City Explorers players Tiburones de La Guaira players Texas Rangers players Tulsa Drillers players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Mercuries Tigers players 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-bio-stub

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