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Full Name: Maicer Izturis Primary Position: 2B/3B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/165 First Game: August 27, 2004
Birthdate: September 12, 1980 MLB Experience: 4 years
Birthplace: Barquisimeto, Lara (Venezuela)
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography[]

Maicer Izturis, (born September 12, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats switch and throws right-handed.

Izturis is the half brother of Cubs shortstop Cesar Izturis. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a non-drafted free agent on April 1, 1998 and was traded to the Montreal Expos at the end of the 2003 season.

In 2004 Izturis hit .338 with three home runs and 36 RBI for the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers before being promoted to the Major League level with the Montreal Expos. He registered a hit in his August 27, 2004 debut, singling off San Diego Padres right-hander Dennis Tankersley in the second inning. In 32 games with the Expos, Izturis hit .206 (22-for-107) with one home run and 14 RBI.

On November 19, 2004, Iztúris was traded to the Angels along with outfielder Juan Rivera for OF Jose Guillén.

Though a shortstop by trade, Gold Glover Orlando Cabrera occupied that position on the Angels roster, relegating Izturis to the role of a utility infielder. After the placement of veteran Darin Erstad on the disabled list moved star utilityman Chone Figgins to center field during the 2006 campaign, Izturis has emerged as the club's starting third baseman.

In the game against the Cleveland Indians on July 17, 2006, he had a career high 4 hits in one game, going 4-5 with 1 RBI and 3 runs.

Highlights[]

  • Voted by Baseball America as the 10th-best prospect in the Appalachian League (1999)
  • Twice ranked by Baseball America as the ninth-best prospect and the best hitter for average in the Cleveland organization (2000–01)
  • Selected to the Carolina League All-Star team (2002)

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Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 MON 32 107 10 22 5 2 1 4 10 20 4 0 .206 .286 .318 .603
2005 LAA 77 191 18 47 8 4 1 15 17 21 9 3 .246 .306 .346 .652
2006 LAA 104 352 64 103 21 3 5 44 38 35 14 6 .293 .365 .412 .777
2007 LAA 102 336 47 97 17 2 6 51 33 39 7 1 .289 .349 .405 .753
Career 315 986 139 269 51 11 13 114 98 115 34 10 .273 .340 .386 .726

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO TC A E DP FPCT
2004 MON 2B 10 10 88 18 44 25 1 6 .977
2004 MON SS 23 20 187 33 111 71 7 15 .937
2005 LAA 2B 1 1 8 4 8 4 0 0 1.000
2005 LAA CF 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000
2005 LAA SS 29 21 212 44 101 55 2 8 .980
2005 LAA 3B 45 26 275 20 90 62 8 5 .911
2006 LAA SS 10 4 53 9 23 13 1 7 .957
2006 LAA 3B 87 78 707 45 203 145 13 12 .936
2006 LAA 2B 4 3 24 3 11 8 0 2 1.000
2007 LAA SS 3 2 19 8 12 3 1 1 .917
2007 LAA 3B 53 50 447 21 115 91 3 10 .974
2007 LAA 2B 40 36 305 50 141 91 0 24 1.000
Total 315 258 2354 260 871 575 36 91 .959

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