Oscar Salazar

Oscar Salazar is the kind of player I respect more the closer I look. Born in Maracay, Venezuela in 1978, he carved out a Major League career as a journeyman infielder with the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres, then crossed the Pacific to play for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball. That Japan chapter is what catches my eye, since most American audiences never see that side of a career. He never became a household name, but lasting in two demanding leagues takes a versatility and grit I find genuinely admirable.

Name (English)

Oscar Salazar

Name (Japanese)

オスカー・サラサー

Reading

おすかー・さらさー

Born

June 27, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Origin

Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Aragua
• baseball player

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.