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Alberto José Callaspo Brito (, ; born April 19, 1983) is a former professional baseball infielder for the Guerreros de Lara of the Venezuelan Major League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. Callaspo has primarily played third base and second base during his career.
In 2003, Callaspo led the Midwest League with a .327 average and 38 doubles with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Callaspo spent 2004 with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, where he was selected for the Texas League All-Star game. Callaspo split 2005 with the Travelers and Triple-A Salt Lake Stingers. He again made the Texas League All-Star Game and was named to the Texas League Post-Season All-Star Team.
Callaspo was subsequently called up by the Diamondbacks partway through the 2006 season. In 23 appearances for the Diamondbacks during his rookie campaign, Callaspo slashed .238/.298/.310 with six RBI. He also split the 2007 season between Arizona and Tucson. In 56 appearances for Arizona, Callaspo batted .215/.265/.271 with seven RBI and one stolen base.
In 2009, Callaspo tied for the major league lead in errors by a second baseman, with 17, and had the lowest fielding percentage of any starting second baseman (.973). Across 155 appearances for Kansas City, he slashed .300/.356/.457 with career-highs in home runs (11) and RBI (73).
Callaspo played in 88 games for the Royals to begin the 2010 season, batting .275/.308/.410 with eight home runs, 43 RBI, and three stolen bases.
Callaspo made 141 appearances for the Angels during the 2011 season, slashing .288/.366/.375 with six home runs, 48 RBI, and eight stolen bases.
On January 16, 2012, Callaspo signed a one-year contract with the Angels worth $3.15 million, thus avoiding arbitration. In 138 appearances for Los Angeles during the season, he hit .252/.331/.361 with 10 home runs, 53 RBI, and four stolen bases.
On February 5, 2013, the Angels finalized a two-year contract with Callaspo worth $8.975 million. In 86 appearances for the Angels to begin the year, he posted a .252/.324/.347 batting line with five home runs and 36 RBI.
Callaspo made 127 appearances for Oakland during the 2014 season, slashing .223/.290/.290 with four home runs and 39 RBI.
On March 4, 2022, Callaspo re-signed with the team, now named the Charleston Dirty Birds. He was released by the team on May 19, after three games going 5-for-8 (.625) with one home run and five RBI.
In 2011, Mariangely Santana Pérez sued Callaspo, claiming he was the father of her son. The Orange County Superior Court later determined that Callaspo was not the biological father.
Guerreros de Lara
In 2025, Callaspo signed with the Guerreros de Lara of the Venezuelan Major League.
Personal life
Callaspo was arrested at his home on May 10, 2007, by Phoenix police for domestic violence, but the charges against him were later dropped. He was placed on the restricted list without pay the day after the arrest, but the Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance on his behalf and he was reinstated within a week.
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