Luis Aparicio

I genuinely love what Luis Aparicio represents in baseball history — a skinny kid from Maracaibo who showed up to the American League in 1956 and immediately rewired how people thought about the shortstop position. He won AL Rookie of the Year, then proceeded to lead the league in stolen bases for nine straight seasons, which is just absurd. His glove work was equally relentless — nine Gold Gloves over a career that stretched from the White Sox to the Orioles to the Red Sox. He wasn't flashy in the highlight-reel sense, but every baseball person who watched him knew they were seeing something special. When Cooperstown came calling in 1984, it felt long overdue. He's one of those players who made the game smarter just by playing it.

Name (English)

Luis Aparicio

Name (Japanese)

ルイス・アパリシオ

Reading

るいす・あぱりしお

Born

April 29, 1934 (age 92)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

Height

175 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Awards & achievements

• Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%91%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AA

Tags

• Zulia
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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