Edgar Fidel Cáceres (born June 6, 1964) is a Venezuelan former
Major League Baseball
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second baseman
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and
switch-hitter
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Characteristics
Right-han ...
who played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Kansas City Royals
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as a replacement player during the 1995 season. He also played in the
KBO League
The KBO League () is a professional baseball league in South Korea. The league comprises ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most success ...
for the
OB Bears / Doosan Bears.
In a 55-game career, Cáceres
batted .239 with one
home run
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, 17
RBI, 13
runs, six
doubles, two
triples
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and two
stolen base
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s.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Since 1939, over 400 Venezuelan baseball players have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, starting team, and dat ...
External links
Retrosheet
1964 births
Living people
Birmingham Barons players
Doosan Bears players
El Paso Diablos players
Gulf Coast Dodgers players
Jacksonville Expos players
KBO League infielders
Kansas City Royals players
Leones del Caracas players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Minor league baseball managers
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Omaha Royals players
Baseball players from Barquisimeto
Rockford Expos players
Sarasota White Sox players
Tampa White Sox players
Vancouver Canadians players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in South Korea
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
West Palm Beach Expos players
20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen
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