Sadly, just a decade after his career ended, Calderon was shot at least seven times in the back at the El Trompo bar after Christmas. He left behind his wife, Elsabeth, and seven children.

Calderon had a superb 3.3 WAR season, which actually nipped Raines’ performance by a hair in 1991, but fell off the face of the Earth after that, playing in just 130 games over the next three ...