Omar Vizquel

Transition to coaching could be 'culture shock' for Omar Vizquel

2013-02-20 11:01:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Scioscia has “no doubt” that former shortstop Omar Vizquel, a 24-year big-league veteran, has the potential to be a major league manager. But for Vizquel to be successful in his first step toward that goal, as the...

Omar Vizquel looks to build coaching chops with Angels

2013-02-16 10:41:00

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Omar Vizquel felt a little lost, a little out of place, as he walked into the Tempe Diablo Stadium clubhouse Saturday morning, his second day on the job as the Angels’ new roving minor league infield instructor. “I’m...

Angels hire Omar Vizquel as minor league instructor

2013-01-30 07:52:00

One of the greatest defensive shortstops in baseball history, a potential Hall of Famer with 24 years of big-league experience, will be in camp when the Angels begin spring training in two weeks. As a coach. The team has hired Omar Vizquel as its...

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2013-03-31 22:15:00

�WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...

Spring training: AL East preview

2013-02-13 17:17:00

Go ahead, pick an American League East champion. Lots of people are in love with the Blue Jays, who won the offseason. They probably will be the consensus pick when teams leave Florida. But you wouldn't be nuts to pick the Yankees, Rays or Orioles. You'...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 31, 2013

2013-01-31 22:22:00

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’s College Basketball--Manhattan at Siena, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Youngstown State at Detroit, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)...

Red Sox Go With Safe Choice In Farrell

2012-10-23 16:07:06

I wonder. Will the Red Sox ultimately be remembered for hiring the wrong manager from Connecticut? After outsmarting themselves last November by hiring the smartest man in the room, if not the planet, I wonder. Are the Red Sox overcompensating this...

Orioles drop nightcap, 9-5, split doubleheader with Blue Jays

2012-09-24 21:10:00

The Orioles realize that their chase of the New York Yankees for the American League East title has little room for error, especially as their regular season whittles down to just eight games. Their opportunities to overcome the Yankees — who...

Omar Vizquel, shown with the San Francisco Giants in 2007, is making the transition from player to coach as the Angels' roving minor league infield instructor.

2013-02-20 10:43:02

Cleveland Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel, left, failed to make contact on a suicide squeeze play in the bottom of the 12th inning in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 11, 1997.

2012-10-10 22:23:55

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham tags Blue Jays infielder Omar Vizquel to start a double play during the seventh inning of an Aug. 13 game.

2012-08-13 00:00:00