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Antonio Alfonseca

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Full Name: Antonio Alfonseca Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/235 First Game: June 17, 1997
Birthdate: April 16, 1972 MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: La Romana, La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Pitching Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
    • 3.3 Batting Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Antonio Alfonseca (born March 16, 1972 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) was a right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He was signed by the Rangers to a minor league contract in January of 2006, but was then released on June 19, 2006 after posting a 18.00 ERA and a 5.0 WHIP in 1 IP after coming off the DL on June 6. Alfonseca also played with the Chicago Cubs (2002-2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), and the Florida Marlins (1997-2001, 2005).

Alfonseca was signed by the Montreal Expos as a non-drafted free agent in July 1989.

While with the Cubs, Alfonseca was thrown out of a game on September 2, 2003, for hitting an umpire with his stomach.

His nickname is "El Pulpo" or "The Octopus". He has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, a condition known as polydactyly; his extra small fingers next to his pinky have no influence on his pitching, as they don't touch the ball. The trait appears to be genetic - several family members have this trait, and they regard it with pride, as a kind of family emblem.

Most people believe that Antonio Alfonseca's best season was 2000, when he posted a 4.24 ERA and notched 45 saves.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1997 FLA N 17 0 1 3 4.91 19 16 14 0 0 0 25.2 36 3 10 3 1 1
1998 FLA N 58 0 4 6 4.08 46 36 32 0 0 8 70.2 75 10 33 9 1 3
1999 FLA N 73 0 4 5 3.24 46 28 28 0 0 21 77.2 79 4 29 6 1 4
2000 FLA N 68 0 5 6 4.24 47 35 33 0 0 45 70 82 7 24 3 0 1
2001 FLA N 58 0 4 4 3.06 40 24 21 0 0 28 61.2 68 6 15 3 2 5
2002 CHI N 66 0 2 5 4.00 61 34 33 0 0 19 74.1 73 5 36 3 1 3
2003 CHI N 60 0 3 1 5.83 51 43 43 0 0 0 66.1 76 7 27 3 0 2
2004 ATL N 79 0 6 4 2.57 45 24 21 0 0 0 73.2 71 5 28 5 5 0
2005 FLA N 33 0 1 1 4.94 16 15 15 0 0 0 27.1 29 2 14 4 1 2
2006 TEX A 19 0 0 0 5.62 5 10 10 0 0 0 16 23 3 7 0 0 0
Total NL 512 0 30 35 3.95 371 255 240 0 0 121 547.1 589 49 216 39 12 21
Total AL 19 0 0 0 5.62 5 10 10 0 0 0 16 23 3 7 0 0 0
Total 531 0 30 35 3.99 376 265 250 0 0 121 563.1 612 52 223 39 12 21

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 FLA N P 17 0 25.2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
1998 FLA N P 58 0 70.2 4 6 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 .909
1999 FLA N P 73 0 77.2 5 14 0 2 0 0 7 6 2 1.000
2000 FLA N P 68 0 70 1 14 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .938
2001 FLA N P 58 0 61.2 6 8 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
2002 CHI N P 66 0 74.1 4 13 1 1 0 0 8 2 0 .944
2003 CHI N P 60 0 66.1 2 8 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 .909
2004 ATL N P 79 0 73.2 3 7 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 1.000
2005 FLA N P 33 0 27.1 3 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
2006 TEX A P 19 0 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Total P 531 0 563.1 30 80 4 8 0 5 48 15 2 .965

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 FLA N 17 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1998 FLA N 58 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 FLA N 73 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2000 FLA N 68 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 FLA N 58 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHI N 66 3 0 2 0 2 .667 .667 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CHI N 60 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2004 ATL N 79 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 FLA N 33 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 TEX A 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 512 13 0 2 0 2 .154 .154 .154 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
Total AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 531 13 0 2 0 2 .154 .154 .154 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (July 3, 1989).
  • Selected by Florida Marlins from Montreal Expos in the minor league draft (December 13, 1993).
  • Traded by Florida Marlins with Matt Clement to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Julian Tavarez, Jose Cueto, Ryan Jorgensen and Dontrelle Willis (March 27, 2002).
  • Granted free agency (October 28, 2003).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 23, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (November 2, 2004).
  • Signed by Florida Marlins (December 20, 2004).
  • Granted free agency (November 2, 2005).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (February 8, 2006).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (June 9, 2006).

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