Miguel Odalis Tejada (born May 25, 1976 in Baní,
Dominican Republic) is currently the shortstop of
the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He
began his first six seasons of his career with the
Oakland Athletics, where he began his streak of
1,152 consecutive games, that ended with the
Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2007. In 2002, he was
awarded the AL MVP award, and he was the MVP of the
2005 All-Star Game. Tejada entered the 2007 season
with an active streak of eight straight 20 home-run
seasons.