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called Fair View, where Calero grew up and played Little League ball. Calero is married to Carola
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signed Calero to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training. On May 16, he was released by the Mets and he signed with the
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in the Royals minor league organization, he spent 6 years at the Single-A and Double-A levels before finally reaching Triple-A
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On July 4, 2008, After being designated for assignment and released by the
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Calero is well-known and very popular in Puerto Rico. He has a street named after him, on a little part of
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After the 2004 season, Calero was traded from the
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Calero signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the
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Calero has also played on several other teams. He played from 1996 to 2000 with the
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in 2002 but was returned to the Royals and granted free agency.
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318:Calero was subsequently signed as a
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240:1994 Major League Baseball draft
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282:. He was also named to the
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105:Last MLB appearance
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394:in January
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228:Puerto Rico
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95:MLB debut
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