Johnny Alfonso Paredes Isambert (2 September 1962 – 5 November 2020) was a Venezuelan second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Montreal Expos (1988; 1990) and Detroit Tigers (1990–1991). He also played in Japan in 1992 for the Yakult Swallows. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He also played with Aguilas del Zulia of the LVBP between 1982 and 1993.
| Johnny Paredes | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: September 2, 1962 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| Died: November 5, 2020 (aged 58) Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 29, 1988, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: July 24, 1992, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| NPB: October 26, 1992, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .211 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .242 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Teams | |
In a three-year career in the Majors, Paredes was a .211 hitter with one home run and 11 RBI in 60 games. Paredes died on November 5, 2020, at the age of 58 of a cancer related illness.[1]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Mexican Baseball League, or Venezuelan Baseball League
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