Hall of Fame shortstop Luis Aparacio is lending his retired #11 number to the Chicago White Sox’s new signing Omar Vizquel. The 42-year-old Vizquel and the 75-year-old Aparacio are two of the most decorated professional baseball players to ever come out of Venezuela. Aparacio played ten years out of his three decade long playing career in Chicago winning a Golden Glove awards and leading the league in stolen bases for years. Vizquel, now in the twilight of his career, has model himself after Aparacio breaking the baseball great’s record for most games played at shortstop in 2008. Vizquel asked Aparacio if he could wear the #11 for Chicago to honor him and the legend agreed. Vizquel has played for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, and most recently with the Texas Rangers. In 2009, Vizquel was used in mostly a backup infielder role playing in 62 games and did not commit a single fielding error all season. Seeing Vizquel play in Chicago wearing #11 will be great to see this season as two legends of past and present pay homage to each other.

Tags: Chicago White Sox, Luis Aparacio, MLB News, Omar Vizquel