Edgar Fidel Cáceres (born June 6, 1964) is a Venezuelan former
Major League Baseball
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second baseman and
switch-hitter
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Characteristics
Right-handed batters generally hit better aga ...
who played for the
Kansas City Royals
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as a replacement player during the 1995 season.
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
From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela 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, ...
External links
Baseball GaugePura Pelota – Venezuelan League statistics
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
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