Johnny Paredes
Venezuelan baseball player (1962–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnny Alfonso Paredes Isambert (2 September 1962 – 5 November 2020) was a Venezuelan second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Montreal Expos (1988; 1990) and Detroit Tigers (1990–1991). He also played in Japan in 1992 for the Yakult Swallows. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He also played with Aguilas del Zulia of the LVBP between 1982 and 1993.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Isambert.
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Johnny Paredes | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1962-09-02)September 2, 1962 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Died: November 5, 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 58) Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: April 29, 1988, for the Montreal Expos | |
NPB: July 24, 1992, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers | |
NPB: October 26, 1992, for the Yakult Swallows | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .211 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 11 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .242 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 12 |
Teams | |
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In a three-year career in the Majors, Paredes was a .211 hitter with one home run and 11 RBI in 60 games. Paredes died on November 5, 2020, at the age of 58 of a cancer related illness.[1]