Oscar Azocar dies at age 45

Oscar Azocar Venezuelan baseball player made his debut in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League as a Pitcher for the Leones del Caracas, tehn because of being so good with the lumber was turned into an outfielder, bieng among the bes hitter of Venezuelan Baseball.
After playing with Caracas, he was traded to the Navegantes del Magallanes, there he helps that team win the 93-94 season.
He played several years with Magallanes at the outfield and 1st base, later on he played for La Guaira and Tigres de Aragua.
Azocar was taken into the Caribbean Hall of Fame this year.

Oscar Azocar was a good pitcher, but a better hitter

I remmember one game, Caracas Vs Magallanes, seventh innning, Magallanes had runners on second and third base, Caracas' manager calls the left handed pitcher Oscar Azocar from the bullpen, somehow he was better when he pitched against Magallanes. He put out the two hitters he faced, a good left handed pitcher.

One day playing in the Yankees farm system Felipe Alou saw him hittting during a batting practice and said "this guy is a good hitter". So he made the change...

He got to the majors as a Yankee and turned into the Azocar we all remember. Ironically, his best years in Venezuela were with the Glorious Navegantes del Magallanes, the team that he always dominated from the
mound.

He passed away this on june 14, 2010 at 4 am, in Valencia, Venezuela. He had a heart attack