Johnny Paredes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Isambert.

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
Second baseman
Born: (1962-09-02)September 2, 1962 Maracaibo, Venezuela
Died: November 5, 2020(2020-11-05) (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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Montreal Expos (1988, 1990) Detroit Tigers (1990–1991) Yakult Swallows (1992)

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]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela