San Francisco Giants shortstop
Omar Vizquel isn't playing in that many games this season, as he's only partaken in 14 of the Giants 51 games on the year. This after playing in no less than 144 games in the last 13 years (save for 2003 when injuries limited Omar to 64 games). It says a lot about Omar that he's been able to play in that many games throughout his career, and after playing on Sunday, there's nobody in the history of Major League baseball that can say they've played in
more games at shortstop than Vizquel.
On Sunday, the 41-year-old established a new record when he played in his 2,584th contest, surpassing fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio for most MLB games ever played by a shortstop. Aparicio's record dates back to 1973.
"This is truly big and amazing," Vizquel said. "I'm proud of my accomplishment, considering that it was done against all odds. No one believed that I would play for so long, perhaps because I'm so short, or maybe because I didn't have a good throw, or simply because my offensive performance was not up to expectations. Today, however, we are here talking about records and history, which makes me feel truly proud of myself."
