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{{otheruses4|the baseball player|the boxer|Ivan Calderón (boxer)}}
{{Infobox MLB player
|name=Ivan Calderón
|position=[[Outfielder]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birthdate={{birth date|1962|3|19}}
|birthplace={{city-state|Fajardo|Puerto Rico}}
|deathdate={{death date and age|2003|12|27|1962|3|19}}
|deathplace={{city-state|Loiza|Puerto Rico}}
|debutdate=[[August 10]]
|debutyear={{by|1984}}
|debutteam=[[Seattle Mariners]]
|finaldate=[[October 3]]
|finalyear={{by|1993}}
|finalteam=[[Chicago White Sox]]
|stat1label=[[Batting average]]  
|stat1value=.272
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=104
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=444
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*[[Seattle Mariners]] ({{by|1984}}-{{by|1986}})
*[[Chicago White Sox]] ({{by|1986}}-{{by|1990}})
*[[Montreal Expos]] ({{by|1991}}-{{by|1992}})
*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{by|1993}})
*[[Chicago White Sox]] ({{by|1993}})
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (1991)
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'''Ivan Calderón Pérez''' ([[March 19]], [[1962]] – [[December 27]], [[2003]]), born in [[Fajardo]], [[Puerto Rico]], was a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Major League Baseball]] player from {{mlby|1984}} to {{mlby|1993}}, and was named an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] in {{mlby|1991}}. He was [[murder]]ed in a bar in [[Loiza, Puerto Rico]].<ref>[http://puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n02/PRSportsBeat0802-en.html Ivan Calderón's murder remains unsolved]</ref> Shot seven times in the back and head, he died instantly. Local police suspect [[mafia]] involvement in the murder.

Calderón was signed by the [[Seattle Mariners]] as an amateur free agent on July 30, {{by|1979}}, and made his debut on August 10, 1984. Midway through the {{mlby|1986}} season he was traded to the [[Chicago White Sox]], where he became an every-day [[right fielder]] in {{mlby|1987}}.

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 {{mlby|1990}} season, in a deal that brought [[Tim Raines]] to the White Sox. The Expos raised his yearly salary to over $2 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. 

Calderón was a career .272 hitter with 104 [[home run]]s and 444 [[Run batted in|RBI]] in 924 games.

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==External links==
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[[Category:National League All-Stars]]
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[[Category:Chicago White Sox players]]
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[[Category:Major League Baseball left fielders]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball right fielders]]
[[Category:Montreal Expos players]]
[[Category:Murdered sportspeople]]
[[Category:Puerto Ricans of African descent]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Seattle Mariners players]]
[[Category:Wausau Timbers players]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican murder victims]]
[[Category:People murdered in Puerto Rico]]

[[fr:Iván Calderón (baseball)]]
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