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Omar Enrique Vizquel González (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Previously, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners (1989 � 1993), the Cleveland Indians (1994 � 2004), the San Francisco Giants (2005 � 2008), and the Texas Rangers in 2009. In Venezuela he played with the team Leones del Caracas.
Vizquel is considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves (1993 - 2001) and two more in 2005 and 2006. He tied Cal Ripken's AL record, since surpassed, for most consecutive games at shortstop without an error (95 between September 26, 1999 and July 21, 2000). Currently, his .985 career fielding percentage is the highest of all-time for a shortstop in Major League history. On May 25, 2008, Vizquel became the all-time leader in games played at shortstop, passing Luis Aparicio. Vizquel is the all-time leader in double plays made while playing shortstop. He has the most hits recorded by any player from Venezuela (2,729 {19 Jun, 2010} 58th all-time), surpassing Aparicio's record of 2,677 on June 25, 2009. On May 24, 2010, Vizquel recorded the 2nd most hits of any shortstop in history (2,674), behind Derek Jeter (2,782).
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