Eliézer Alfonzo
Eliézer Alfonzo | |
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Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 3, 2006, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 13, 2011, for the Colorado Rockies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .240 |
Home runs | 17 |
Runs batted in | 67 |
Teams | |
Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (
Professional career
St. Louis Cardinals
Alfonzo originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals on July 13, 1996. Alfonzo made his professional debut as a third baseman for St. Louis' affiliate in Dominican Summer League he batted .325 in 24 games. He was converted to catcher in 1997 and batted .275 in 38 contests for the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals.
Milwaukee Brewers
He stayed in the Cardinals' organization until being traded to the
In 2001, he set a career high with 28 doubles for Beloit, batting .277 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 106 games. He logged his final year in the Milwaukee chain in 2002, splitting time with Class-A
Chicago Cubs and Independent League
Alfonzo signed a minor league deal with Chicago Cubs in 2003, but was released March 29. Later that season he signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League in May. He batted .300 with 15 doubles, 9 home runs and 46 RBIs in 68 games with the Saints.
Florida Marlins
In 2004, Alfonzo was selected to the Florida State League All-Star team during lone campaign in Marlins organization. He batted .281 with 112 hits, 18 home runs and 70 RBIs in 105 games for the Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads.
San Francisco Giants
He signed with the
After 10 seasons in
Alfonzo filled in for veteran catcher
In 2007, he batted a combined .325 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 23 games between
He batted .321 with eight homers and 45 RBIs in 56 games between the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets, Double-A Connecticut and Triple-A Fresno. He went 1-for-11 with an RBI in five games with San Francisco, he lost the competition for the backup catcher position and was sent back down to Triple-A.
On May 1, 2008, Alfonzo was suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.[2] He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed with the San Diego Padres.[3]
San Diego Padres
Alfonzo signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres and was sent to the Triple-A Portland Beavers. He hit .309 with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs with the Beavers before being called up to the Padres.
Seattle Mariners
On December 14, 2009, Alfonzo signed a minor league contract with the
On June 29, 2010, the Mariners designated Alfonzo for assignment to make room for Bard, who was coming off the disabled list.
Colorado Rockies
Alfonzo was signed by the Colorado Rockies as a minor league free agent on January 28, 2011. He was called up to the major leagues on July 15, 2011, from the Rockies' AAA farm team, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On the day of his debut, the first at bat for the Rockies was a home run.
In September 2011, Alfonzo became the second major league player (Manny Ramirez was the first) to be suspended 100 games for a second positive drug test. Alfonzo appealed[5] and managed to get the suspension overturned for procedural reasons.[6]
Los Angeles Dodgers
He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 10, 2013. He had received an invite to Major League camp, but contracted Dengue fever in his native Venezuela during the offseason. Since he was not allowed to fly to spring training, the Dodgers rescinded the Major League camp invite but kept him on his minor league contract.[7] The Dodgers eventually loaned him out to the Diablos Rojos del México in the Mexican League. He hit .374 with 21 homers and 60 RBI in Mexico before rejoining the Dodgers organization and being assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, where he played in 19 games and hit .284 with 3 homers and 14 RBI.
Alfonso spent the 2014 season with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.
On April 15, 2016, Alfonzo signed with the
Saraperos de Saltillo
On July 14, 2016, Alfonzo signed with the
See also
References
- ^ "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms - ALFONSO – Sports Illustrated Kids". sikids.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ Giants player Eliezer Alfonzo suspended
- ^ Alfonzo goes to Padres
- ^ Walk-off this way: Angels blast off again
- ^ Rockies' Eliezer Alfonzo suspended 100 games for second positive drug test
- ^ Eliezer Alfonzo ban dropped
- ^ Eliezer Alfonzo replaced by Matt Wallach in Dodgers' camp
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)