Angel Chávez
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Angel Chávez is a young Panamanian baseball player. He made his big league debut as an infielder with a late-season call up in 2005. At only 24 years of age, he has already logged seven professional seasons, and compiled a .267 career average with 56 home runs, 332 RBIs and 83 stolen bases (in 116 attempts), in over 630 minor league contests. He originally signed with the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent on October 30, 1998.
[edit] 2005 season
Chávez enjoyed a year at minor league level, before having been purchased by SF on August 30. He made a big league debut that night vs. the Colorado Rockies, starting at shortstop for ailing Omar Vizquel. He played in 10 games (4 starts - 3 at shortstop, 1 at second base) with the Giants, going 5-for-19 (.263) with 2B. Despite missing the final 2 weeks of the minor league season, he ranked 5th among all Giants farmhands with a career-high 83 RBIs in combined 119 games. He batted .282 with 19 2Bs, 4 3Bs and a career-high 16 HRs.
