Maicer Izturis Notable

b. September 12, 1980 · Montreal Expos 2004, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005–2012, Toronto Blue Jays 2013–2014

Maicer Izturis played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Montreal Expos in 2004 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014. His longest stay was with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, from 2005 to 2012.

Across 909 games he batted .269, with 810 hits and 406 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 159 doubles and 93 stolen bases.

He played 326 games at third base, with 493 assists and 35 errors. He turned 44 double plays. He also played 315 games at second base and 222 games at shortstop.

He was born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela on September 12, 1980. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2004	MON	32	107	10	22	5	2	1	4	10	20	4	.206
2005	LAA	77	191	18	47	8	4	1	15	17	21	9	.246
2006	LAA	104	352	64	103	21	3	5	44	38	35	14	.293
2007	LAA	102	336	47	97	17	2	6	51	33	39	7	.289
2008	LAA	79	290	44	78	14	2	3	37	26	27	11	.269
2009	LAA	114	387	74	116	22	3	8	65	35	41	13	.300
2010	LAA	61	212	27	53	13	1	3	27	21	27	7	.250
2011	LAA	122	449	51	124	35	0	5	38	33	65	9	.276
2012	LAA	100	289	35	74	11	0	2	20	25	38	17	.256
2013	TOR	107	365	33	86	12	0	5	32	27	38	1	.236
2014	TOR	11	35	3	10	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	.286
Career	—	909	3013	406	810	159	17	39	334	267	355	93	.269

On this day & linked events

1980

Born September 12, 1980

Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

2004

Major-league debut: Maicer Izturis

Maicer Izturis made a major-league debut on August 27, 2004.

2014

Final major-league game: Maicer Izturis

Maicer Izturis played a final major-league game on April 13, 2014.

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