Iván G. Ochoa (born December 16, 1982) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop. He bats and throws right-handed. Ochoa is from Guacara, Venezuela.
Ochoa was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians on May 3, 2000. He struggled offensively during his six years in the Indians organization, but did receive a promotion to Triple-A Buffalo in 2006.
After the 2006 season, Ochoa signed with the San Francisco Giants and was invited to spring training. Ochoa spent all of 2007 with Triple-A Fresno, batting .296 in 47 games. Ochoa started 2008 in Triple-A again, but was called up to the major league team after batting .318 and stealing 20 bases in 84 games. He made his major league debut on July 12, 2008 against the Chicago Cubs. His first hit was a double to left field in the ninth inning off of Carlos Mármol. He appeared in 47 games for the Giants, batting .200.
Ochoa was released after the 2008 season by the Giants and signed with the Boston Red Sox on January 27, 2009. He appeared in 45 games for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox before he was released on August 19, 2009.
Iván, the stage name of Juan Carlos Ramos Vaquero, is a Spanish pop singer. He was discovered by CBS producer Oscar Gómez, and recorded a self-titled album Iván. His first single was "Sin amor" ("Without love") from 1979. In the 1980s he sold over 5 million albums. He recorded a number of songs with José Luis Perales. He had hit songs in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile before his career was interrupted by his compulsory military service. He released the album Fotonovela in 2012, which included a remake of his song of the same name.
Sources differ on his birth date with some identifying 1959 and others 1962. His daughter is Nathalia Ramos who is an actor in Hollywood films.