Ángel Salazar

Who is Ángel Salazar?

Argenis Antonio Salazar Yepez is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw right-handed.

Salazar, who was known by the nickname "Angel", was signed by Montreal as an amateur free agent in 1980. He made his debut in the 1983 season.

Following a long string of shortstops coming from Venezuela, Salazar had below average range but compensated somewhat with a strong and accurate arm. He struggled with the bat, most of time near the Mendoza Line.

In 1984, Salazar had arguably the worst season in MLB history by a regular starter. In 80 games, he had a batting average of .155 and an adjusted OPS of 9. He wasn't much better on the base-paths, having one stolen base and one caught stealing. And while Salazar had a reputation as a good fielding shortstop, in reality both his range factor and fielding percentage were well below the league average of shortstops in 1984.

In a five-year career, Salazar had 188 hits, with 2 home runs and 59 RBI in 886 at bats.