Eric Chavez

Article summary

Eric Cesar Chavez (born December 7, 1977) is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010), New York Yankees (2011–2012), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2013–2014). During his playing career, Chavez won six Gold Glove Awards ( – ) and a Silver Slugger Award (2002). Chavez served as the bench coach for the New York Mets during the 2023 season between stints as the hitting coach in 2022 and 2024-2025. In 2022, he was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.

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1. date of birth: 1977-12-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1977-12-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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