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Andrés Galarraga was born in Caracas, Venezuela on June 18, 1961. Andrés Galarraga is listed as a baseball player. That works out to 65 years old in 2026. Listed accolades include Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award (2001).
My Take
Andrés Galarraga is one of those players who makes you remember why you love baseball in the first place. "The Big Cat" — a nickname that fit perfectly — was an absolute force at first base for nearly two decades, swinging for the Colorado Rockies when he led the NL in batting average and hit 47 home runs in 1996. But honestly, what sticks with me most isn't the stats: it's the comeback. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1999, missed an entire season, and came back to play four more years at a high level. That's not just athletic resilience — that's something deeper. The Gold Glove defense was a bonus on top of a career that deserved far more attention than it got outside of Denver and Caracas.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrés Galarraga
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレス・ガララーガ
- Reading
- あんどれす・がららーが
- Born
- June 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 2001 Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrés Galarraga born?
Born June 18, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Andrés Galarraga from?
Andrés Galarraga is from Caracas, Venezuela.
What does Andrés Galarraga do?
Andrés Galarraga works as baseball player.