In 2008, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He declined a minor league assignment on December 10, 2008, becoming a free agent.
Toronto Blue Jaysedit
On December 22, he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays. He did not make the 25-man Jays' roster out of spring training, and was assigned to Triple A Las Vegas 51s. But an injury to Michael Barrett on April 17 sent Barrett to the disabled list, and Chavez was called up to the Blue Jays the next day to fill the roster spot. He made his 2009 debut catching Ricky Romero at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 19, in a 1–0 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Chávez is known for his defense, specifically his exceptional arm, and is considered to call a solid game. On June 6, 2009, Chavez hit his first home run for the Toronto Blue Jays, giving them a 2–0 lead over the Kansas City Royals. On December 11, 2009, the Blue Jays declined to tender Chavez a contract, however two days later they signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
New York Metsedit
On January 14, 2011, the New York Mets signed Chávez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.[1] He spent the season with the Buffalo Bisons before retiring.
^Bollinger, Rhett (January 14, 2011). "Mets sign catcher Chavez to Minors deal". MLB.com. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
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raúl, chávez, mexican, footballer, footballer, raúl, alexander, chávez, born, march, 1973, venezuelan, former, baseball, catcher, bats, throws, right, handed, chávez, with, scranton, wilkes, barre, yankeescatcherborn, 1973, march, 1973, valencia, carabobo, ven. For the Mexican footballer see Raul Chavez footballer Raul Alexander Chavez born March 18 1973 is a Venezuelan former baseball catcher He bats and throws right handed Raul ChavezChavez with the Scranton Wilkes Barre YankeesCatcherBorn 1973 03 18 March 18 1973 age 51 Valencia Carabobo VenezuelaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 30 1996 for the Montreal ExposLast MLB appearanceSeptember 24 2009 for the Toronto Blue JaysMLB statisticsBatting average 231Home runs7Runs batted in65TeamsMontreal Expos 1996 1997 Seattle Mariners 1998 Houston Astros 2000 2002 2005 Baltimore Orioles 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates 2008 Toronto Blue Jays 2009 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 2 Toronto Blue Jays 1 3 New York Mets 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editChavez played for the Montreal Expos 1996 1997 Seattle Mariners 1998 Houston Astros 2000 2002 2005 Baltimore Orioles 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates 2008 and Toronto Blue Jays 2009 He also played in the New York Yankees minor league system in 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates edit In 2008 he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates He declined a minor league assignment on December 10 2008 becoming a free agent Toronto Blue Jays edit On December 22 he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays He did not make the 25 man Jays roster out of spring training and was assigned to Triple A Las Vegas 51s But an injury to Michael Barrett on April 17 sent Barrett to the disabled list and Chavez was called up to the Blue Jays the next day to fill the roster spot He made his 2009 debut catching Ricky Romero at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 19 in a 1 0 win over the Oakland Athletics Chavez is known for his defense specifically his exceptional arm and is considered to call a solid game On June 6 2009 Chavez hit his first home run for the Toronto Blue Jays giving them a 2 0 lead over the Kansas City Royals On December 11 2009 the Blue Jays declined to tender Chavez a contract however two days later they signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training New York Mets edit On January 14 2011 the New York Mets signed Chavez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training 1 He spent the season with the Buffalo Bisons before retiring See also editList of Major League Baseball players from VenezuelaReferences edit Bollinger Rhett January 14 2011 Mets sign catcher Chavez to Minors deal MLB com Retrieved January 15 2011 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Pelota Binaria Venezuelan Winter League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raul Chavez amp oldid 1183226833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
