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Iván Calderón
Iván Calderón
	Outfielder
	Born: March 19, 1962; Fajardo, Puerto Rico
	Died: December 27, 2003 (aged 41); Loiza, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 10, 1984, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1993, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	104
Runs batted in	444
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (1984–1986); Chicago White Sox (1986–1990); Montreal Expos (1991–1992); Boston Red Sox (1993); Chicago White Sox (1993);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1991);

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Iván Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams from 1984 to 1993, and was named an All-Star in 1991. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible",^[1] Calderón was killed in a shooting in Puerto Rico in December 2003.

Professional career

Calderón was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an undrafted free agent on July 30, 1979.^[2] He began his minor league career in 1980 with the Bellingham Mariners, a farm team of the Mariners.^[3] Calderón reached the Triple-A level in 1984.^[3]

Seattle Mariners

Calderón made his major league debut on August 10, 1984.^[2] In 11 games with the Mariners that season, he batted .208 with one home run and one run batted in (RBI).^[2] Calderón went on to appear in 67 games with Seattle in 1985, and 37 games in 1986.^[2] Overall in parts of three seasons with the Mariners, he batted .263 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs in 115 games.^[4]

Chicago White Sox

Midway through the 1986 season, Calderón was sent to the Chicago White Sox, being the player to be named later in an earlier trade that had sent catcher Scott Bradley to the Mariners. Calderón was a regular starter for Chicago in three seasons (1987, 1989, and 1990) with at least 144 appearances in each of those seasons.^[2] He hit a career-high 28 home runs in 1987 and a career-high 87 RBIs in 1989.^[4]

Montreal Expos

After the 1990 season, Calderón was acquired by the Montreal Expos, in a multi-player deal that sent Tim Raines to the White Sox.^[2] The Expos raised Calderón's salary to over $2 million a season,^[4] and he earned a spot on the National League's roster for the 1991 MLB All-Star Game. He batted 1-for-2 in the All-Star Game, and had a stolen base.^[2] Calderón batted a career-high .300 during the 1991 season.^[4] Injuries during 1992 limited him to 48 games with Montreal that year.^[2] Overall in two seasons with the Expos, Calderón batted .291 with 22 home runs and 99 RBIs in 182 games.^[4]

Boston Red Sox

After the 1992 season, Calderón was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for major-league pitcher Mike Gardiner and minor-league pitcher Terry Powers.^[2] In 73 games with the 1993 Red Sox, Calderón batted .221 with one home run and 19 RBIs.^[4] Boston released Calderón on August 17, 1993.^[2]

Chicago White Sox (second stint)

Calderón returned to the White Sox, who signed him on August 31, 1993.^[2] In nine games late in the 1993 season, his final professional appearances, he batted .115 (3-for-26) with three RBIs.^[2] During parts of six seasons with the White Sox (1986–1990 and 1993), Calderón batted .273 with 70 home runs and 284 RBIs in 554 games.^[4]

Career totals

Calderón was a career .272 hitter with 104 home runs and 444 RBIs in 924 major-league games.^[2] Defensively, he was primarily an outfielder (755 games), split nearly evenly between right field (382 games) and left field (377 games), with 11 appearances as a center fielder.^[2] He also made 32 appearances as a first baseman, and was the designated hitter in 105 games.^[2] As an outfielder, he had a .976 fielding average.^[2]

Death

On December 27, 2003, Calderón was shot multiple times in the head and back, at point-blank range, with a .45 calibre weapon while at a bar in Loíza, Puerto Rico.^[5]^[6] As of February 2017^[update], his murder remained unsolved.^[7] At the time of his death, Calderón and his wife had two children; he also had five other children from other relationships. He was buried at Cementerio Municipal del Pueblo de Loíza in Loíza, Puerto Rico.^[5]

References

^ "Ivan Calderon Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Ivan Calderon". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan Calderon Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Ivan Calderon Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Police: Robbery ruled out in Calderon killing". ESPN.com. AP. December 29, 2003. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Paese, Gabrielle (January 9, 2004). "Ivan Calderón's murder remains unsolved". puertorico-herald.org. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Goudie, Chuck (February 25, 2017). "Feds catch violent Chicago fugitive in Puerto Rico". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[1] "Ivan Calderon Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

[retro-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Ivan Calderon". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[brm-3] "Ivan Calderon Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[br-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Ivan Calderon Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[APstory-5] "Police: Robbery ruled out in Calderon killing". ESPN.com. AP. December 29, 2003. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[6] Paese, Gabrielle (January 9, 2004). "Ivan Calderón's murder remains unsolved". puertorico-herald.org. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[7] Goudie, Chuck (February 25, 2017). "Feds catch violent Chicago fugitive in Puerto Rico". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

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+{{family name hatnote|Calderón|Pérez|lang=Spanish}}
-'''Iván Calderón Pérez''' (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003), nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=caldeiv01 |title=Ivan Calderon Stats |publisher=[[Baseball Almanac]] |accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref> was a Puerto Rican [[Major League Baseball]] player from 1984 to 1993. He was named an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1991. On December 27, 2003, Calderón was shot multiple times in the back at point-blank range while at a bar in [[Loiza, Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1695847|title=Police say Calderon was shot execution-style|date=2003-12-29|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n02/PRSportsBeat0802-en.html|title=PUERTO RICO HERALD: "Igor," Roberto Alomar, Javier Vázquez Secure 2004 Major League Seasons|website=puertorico-herald.org|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> As of February 2017, his murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/feds-catch-violent-chicago-fugitive-in-puerto-rico/1771788/|title=Feds catch violent Chicago fugitive in Puerto Rico|last=Goudie|first=Chuck|date=2017-02-25|work=ABC7 Chicago|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
+'''Iván Calderón Pérez''' (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for four teams from 1984 to 1993, and was named an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in 1991. Listed at {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m}} and {{convert|220|lb|kg}}, he batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=caldeiv01 |title=Ivan Calderon Stats |publisher=[[Baseball Almanac]] |access-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> Calderón was killed in a shooting in Puerto Rico in December 2003.
 ==Professional career==
+Calderón was signed by the [[Seattle Mariners]] as an undrafted [[free agent]] on July 30, 1979.<ref name=retro>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcaldi001.htm |title=Ivan Calderon |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> He began his [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] career in 1980 with the [[Bellingham Mariners]], a [[farm team]] of the Mariners.<ref name=brm/> Calderón reached the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level in 1984.<ref name=brm>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=calder001iva |title=Ivan Calderon Minor Leagues Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>
 ===Seattle Mariners===
+Calderón made his major league debut on August 10, 1984.<ref name=retro/> In 11 games with the Mariners that season, he [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .208 with one [[home run]] and one [[run batted in]] (RBI).<ref name=retro/> Calderón went on to appear in 67 games with Seattle in 1985, and 37 games in 1986.<ref name=retro/> Overall in parts of three seasons with the Mariners, he batted .263 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs in 115 games.<ref name=br>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/caldeiv01.shtml |title=Ivan Calderon Stats |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>
-Calderón was signed by the [[Seattle Mariners]] as an amateur free agent on July 30, 1979, and made his debut on August 10, 1984. Midway through the 1986 season he was traded to the [[Chicago White Sox]], where he became a regular [[right fielder]] in 1987.
 ===Chicago White Sox===
+Midway through the 1986 season, Calderón was sent to the [[Chicago White Sox]], being the [[player to be named later]] in an earlier trade that had sent catcher [[Scott Bradley (baseball)|Scott Bradley]] to the Mariners. Calderón was a regular starter for Chicago in three seasons (1987, 1989, and 1990) with at least 144 appearances in each of those seasons.<ref name=retro/> He hit a career-high 28 home runs in 1987 and a career-high 87 RBIs in 1989.<ref name=br/>
-Known for his power and speed, Calderón put together a series of productive seasons in Chicago. He was sent to the [[Montreal Expos]] after the 1990 season, in a deal that brought [[Tim Raines]] to the White Sox.
 ===Montreal Expos===
+After the 1990 season, Calderón was acquired by the [[Montreal Expos]], in a multi-player deal that sent [[Tim Raines]] to the White Sox.<ref name=retro/> The Expos raised Calderón's salary to over $2&nbsp;million a season,<ref name=br/> and he earned a spot on the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s roster for the [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991 MLB All-Star Game]]. He batted 1-for-2 in the All-Star Game, and had a [[stolen base]].<ref name=retro/> Calderón batted a career-high .300 during the 1991 season.<ref name=br/> Injuries during 1992 limited him to 48 games with Montreal that year.<ref name=retro/> Overall in two seasons with the Expos, Calderón batted .291 with 22 home runs and 99 RBIs in 182 games.<ref name=br/>
-The Expos raised his yearly salary to over $2&nbsp;million a season, and his efforts were rewarded with a place on the 1991 NL All-Star team. Injuries the following season slowed him down, and after stints with the [[Boston Red Sox]] and again with the White Sox, he quit in 1993, at age of 31.
+===Boston Red Sox===
-Calderón was a career .272 hitter with 104 [[home run]]s and 444 [[Run batted in|RBI]] in 924 games.
+After the 1992 season, Calderón was traded to the [[Boston Red Sox]] in exchange for major-league pitcher [[Mike Gardiner]] and minor-league pitcher Terry Powers.<ref name=retro/> In 73 games with the [[1993 Boston Red Sox season|1993 Red Sox]], Calderón batted .221 with one home run and 19 RBIs.<ref name=br/> Boston released Calderón on August 17, 1993.<ref name=retro/>
+===Chicago White Sox (second stint)===
+Calderón returned to the White Sox, who signed him on August 31, 1993.<ref name=retro/> In nine games late in the 1993 season, his final professional appearances, he batted .115 (3-for-26) with three RBIs.<ref name=retro/> During parts of six seasons with the White Sox (1986–1990 and 1993), Calderón batted .273 with 70 home runs and 284 RBIs in 554 games.<ref name=br/>
+===Career totals===
+Calderón was a career .272 hitter with 104 home runs and 444 RBIs in 924 major-league games.<ref name=retro/> Defensively, he was primarily an outfielder (755 games), split nearly evenly between right field (382 games) and left field (377 games), with 11 appearances as a center fielder.<ref name=retro/> He also made 32 appearances as a first baseman, and was the [[designated hitter]] in 105 games.<ref name=retro/> As an outfielder, he had a .976 [[fielding average]].<ref name=retro/>
+==Death==
+On December 27, 2003, Calderón was shot multiple times in the head and back, at point-blank range, with a .45 calibre weapon while at a bar in [[Loíza, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=APstory>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1695847 |title=Police: Robbery ruled out in Calderon killing |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=2003-12-29 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n02/PRSportsBeat0802-en.html |title=Ivan Calderón's murder remains unsolved |first=Gabrielle |last=Paese |website=puertorico-herald.org |date=January 9, 2004 |access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2017|2}}, his murder remained unsolved.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/feds-catch-violent-chicago-fugitive-in-puerto-rico/1771788/|title=Feds catch violent Chicago fugitive in Puerto Rico|last=Goudie|first=Chuck|date=February 25, 2017|work=ABC7 Chicago|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> At the time of his death, Calderón and his wife had two children; he also had five other children from other relationships. He was buried at Cementerio Municipal del Pueblo de Loíza in [[Loíza, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=APstory/>
 ==See also==
-{{portal|Baseball|Biography|Puerto Rico}}
+{{Portal|Baseball|Biography|Puerto Rico}}
 * [[List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico]]
 * [[List of unsolved murders (21st century)|List of unsolved murders]]
+{{Break}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
+==Further reading==
+*{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ivan-calderon/ |title=Ivan Calderon |first=Daniel |last=Potter |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research|SABR]] |date=2007 |access-date=October 25, 2020}}
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats|mlb=111869|br=c/caldeiv01|cube=9535|brm=calder001iva}}
+{{Baseballstats |mlb=111869 |br=c/caldeiv01 |brm=calder001iva |retro=C/Pcaldi001}}
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