César Izturis Notable

b. February 10, 1980 · Toronto Blue Jays 2001, Los Angeles Dodgers 2002–2006, Chicago Cubs 2006–2007, Pittsburgh Pirates 2007, St. Louis Cardinals 2008, Baltimore Orioles 2009–2011, Milwaukee Brewers 2012, Washington Nationals 2012, Cincinnati Reds 2013

César Izturis played for nine clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2013. His longest stay was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 2002 to 2006.

Across 1,310 games he batted .254, with 1,103 hits and 441 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 177 doubles and 110 stolen bases.

He played 1,149 games at shortstop, with 3,078 assists and 90 errors. He turned 650 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2005.

He was born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela on February 10, 1980. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2005
Gold Glove	1	2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2001	TOR	46	134	19	36	6	2	2	9	2	15	8	.269
2002	LAD	135	439	43	102	24	2	1	31	14	39	7	.232
2003	LAD	158	558	47	140	21	6	1	40	25	70	10	.251
2004	LAD	159	670	90	193	32	9	4	62	43	70	25	.288
2005	LAD	106	444	48	114	19	2	2	31	25	51	8	.257
2006	CHC/LAD	54	192	14	47	9	1	1	18	12	14	1	.245
2007	CHC/PIT	110	314	31	81	14	2	0	16	19	19	3	.258
2008	STL	135	414	50	109	10	3	1	24	29	26	24	.263
2009	BAL	114	387	34	99	14	4	2	30	18	38	12	.256
2010	BAL	150	473	42	109	13	1	1	28	25	53	11	.230
2011	BAL	18	30	4	6	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	.200
2012	MIL/WSN	62	166	13	40	7	2	2	11	3	13	1	.241
2013	CIN	63	129	6	27	8	0	0	11	9	13	0	.209
Career	—	1310	4350	441	1103	177	34	17	312	226	431	110	.254

On this day & linked events

1980

Born February 10, 1980

Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

2001

Major-league debut: César Izturis

César Izturis made a major-league debut on June 23, 2001.

2013

Final major-league game: César Izturis

César Izturis played a final major-league game on September 29, 2013.

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