Iván Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder.
Nicknamed "Ivan the Terrible",[1] Calderón was killed in a shooting in Puerto Rico in December 2003.
[4] Midway through the 1986 season, Calderón was sent to the Chicago White Sox, being the player to be named later in an earlier trade that had sent catcher Scott Bradley to the Mariners.
[4] After the 1990 season, Calderón was acquired by the Montreal Expos, in a multi-player deal that sent Tim Raines to the White Sox.
[2] The Expos raised Calderón's salary to over $2 million a season,[4] and he earned a spot on the National League's roster for the 1991 MLB All-Star Game.
[2] During parts of six seasons with the White Sox (1986–1990 and 1993), Calderón batted .273 with 70 home runs and 284 RBIs in 554 games.
[2] On December 27, 2003, Calderón was shot multiple times in the head and back, at point-blank range, with a .45 calibre weapon while at a bar in Loíza, Puerto Rico.