Eric Cesar Chavez (born on December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican-American third baseman in the Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since 1998.
Chavez is the last member of the Athletics team described in the Moneyball era of 2000 to 2003. Due to this, Chavez is also seen regarded as the prominent "team leader" of the A's today.
During Chavez's career he has won six Rawlings Gold Glove Awards (2001-20...
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Eric Cesar Chavez (born on December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican-American third baseman in the Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since 1998.
Chavez is the last member of the Athletics team described in the Moneyball era of 2000 to 2003. Due to this, Chavez is also seen regarded as the prominent "team leader" of the A's today.
During Chavez's career he has won six Rawlings Gold Glove Awards (2001-2006).
Chavez attended Mount Carmel High School in San Diego, California, where he was a two-time Baseball America High School All-American selection. In his junior year, he was the only junior selected nationwide for the honor, finishing the year with a batting average of .535, nine home runs, 35 runs batted in, and 51 stolen bases. As a senior, he batted .458 with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and 33 stolen bases en route to his second All-American selection.
Chavez's high school success was such that in the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, he was...
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