Eric Chavez

• Oakland Athletics (1998-2010)

• Silver Slugger Award 2002
• Gold Glove Award 2001-2006
• Most Walks in the AL in 2004

Eric Cesar Chavez ( born December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American baseball player at the position of the third baseman. His previous career in Major League Baseball, he has spent with the Oakland Athletics. From 2001 to 2006, he won six times in a row, the Gold Glove as the best defensive player at his position. In addition, he was honored in 2002 as a Silver Slugger (best offensive player ). Beginning of November 2010 announced the A's that they will not exercise an option to extend the contract. Thus ended the period of 13 years career of Chavez at the Athletics. Only Rickey Henderson was longer at this club, namely 14 years.

Chavez made ​​his debut in the final stages of the season 1998. He was an important part of the newly established team in Oakland, which reached the play-offs every year from 2000 to 2003. While the other top players after the 2004 season, the A's left, remained Chavez and signed a six- year contract for $ 66 million from. Until the 2007 season, he came almost every season to about 150 missions, but problems with the shoulder have him since forced to multiple surgeries and injury breaks. In 2008, Chavez was only 23 games in 2009 did only 9 In his last year at the Athletics he suffered in late May an injury that ended his season after just 33 games.