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Jose Vizcaino
Born: 1968

SS-3B-2B-1B-DH-OF 1989- Dodgers, Cubs, Mets, Indians, Giants, Yankees, Astros

Jose Vizcaino's Teammates

GamesAverageHRRBI
Career 1181.26921339
League DS 7.26101
League CS 41.00002
World Series 4.23501

Stats through the 2000 season


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Every kid dreams of The Moment: playing for the New York Yankees in the World Series, bottom of the twelfth, runners on base, two outs, and the manager looks your way. Jose Vizcaino lived the dream on October 12, 2000, when he singled home the winning run in Game One of the Subway Series. A person watching from home could listen closely and hear the cracking sound of the Mets' fans' breaking hearts as the ball landed safely in left field.

But aside from that moment of glory, Vizcaino was a utilityman and backup for most of his career, playing every position on the diamond except pitcher or catcher. His sure hands and strong arm meant that he always had a job, but his bat also carried some weight. While he entirely lacked pop (only 22 lifetime homers through the 2000 season), he was such a consistent slap hitter that he garnered his 1,000th hit against the Florida Marlins on July 14, 2000.

A .280 batting average and an league-leading .985 fielding percentage led to honors as the Mets' Player of the Year in 1995, but as his career progressed, Vizcaino found himself fighting for a job wherever he went. With the Los Angeles Dodgers he competed with Alex Cora and Adrian Beltre. With the Yankees he was stuck behind Chuck Knoblauch and Derek Jeter. With the Houston Astros he competed with several rookies before finally losing out to Julio Lugo. (EPW)


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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
» March 30, 1994: The Mets trade P Anthony Young to the Cubs in exchange for SS Jose Vizcaino.

» April 25, 1996: The Mets bang three homers in the 7th and score eight runs to bury the Cardinals, 9–3. Jose Vizcaino leads the way with four hits. He sets a team-record of nine straight hits over three games, but strikes out his last at bat.

» July 29, 1996: The Indians trade 2B Carlos Baerga and IF Alvaro Espinoza to the Mets in exchange for 3B Jeff Kent and SS Jose Vizcaino. Baerga, a former All-Star, is last in hitting and fielding among American League second basemen.

» November 13, 1996: The Indians trade P Julian Tavarez, 2B Jose Vizcaino, IF Jeff Kent, and a player to be named to the Giants in exchange for slugging 3B Matt Williams and a player to be named. Williams, with the Giants for 10 years, underwent shoulder surgery in mid-August and missed the remainder of the season.

» December 8, 1997: The Dodgers sign free agent SS Jose Vizcaino to a 3-year contract.

» June 30, 2000: The New York Yankees tie a major-league record when three players (Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez and Jose Vizcaino) each hit sacrifice flies in the 4th inning against the Tigers. The record was set by the Chicago White Sox on July 1, 1962, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.

» October 21, 2000: The Yankees defeat the Mets, 4-3 in 12 innings in Game one of the World Series. The longest game in World Series history (4 hours, 51 minutes) is ended on Jose Vizcaino' single which drives home Tino Martinez. It is Vizcaino's 4th hit of the night. The Mets lead, 3-2, going into the 9th, but Armando Benitez surrenders the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Chuck Knoblauch. The victory is the Yankees 13th in a row in Series play for a new record. Todd Pratt of the Mets ties a Series mark by being hit by pitches two times.

» November 20, 2000: The Astros sign free agent IF Jose Vizcaino to a contract.

» August 17, 2002: Houston scores five runs in the 9th inning to beat Cincinnati, 6–1. SS Jose Vizcaino gets five hits, including a leadoff home run.