May 23

Vizquel seeks to tie Aparicio’s record for games

Author: Amanda Category: Uncategorized

San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel was forced to wait at least one more day before claiming another place in the major league record book.

Vizquel was seeking to tie Luis Aparicio’s major league record for most games played at the position before Saturday night’s game at Florida was rained out.

The game was rescheduled to be made up as part of a double-header on Sunday.

“Some things happen that you can’t control,” Vizquel said of the rainout.

Vizquel said he planned to play in Sunday’s first game, and then would talk to Giants manager Bruce Bochy before deciding whether or not to play in the second game. Vizquel even suggested he could start the second game and come out after an inning.

Vizquel was activated from the disabled list on May 10. He missed all of spring training and the start of the season following off-season arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

“I’m more concerned about my knee than the record,” Vizquel said. “At this moment, my knee and being able to play all season is most important.”

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