Dariel Álvarez
Dariel Álvarez | |||
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Álvarez with the Baltimore Orioles | |||
Baltimore Orioles – No. 12 | |||
Right fielder | |||
Born: Camagüey, Cuba | November 7, 1988|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 28, 2015, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
Batting average | .250 | ||
Hits | 8 | ||
Home runs | 1 | ||
Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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Dariel Álvarez Camejo (born November 7, 1988) is a Cuban professional baseball right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career
Minor leagues
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Álvarez played for Camagüey in the Cuban National Series. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in July 2013.[1] He started his career with the Gulf Coast Orioles hitting .444 with a home run in three games. He was then promoted to the High-A Frederick Keys.[2] After hitting .436/.463/.641 with two home runs in 10 games, he was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox.[3] He finished the year hitting .342/.373/.570 with four home runs in 22 games. Álvarez started 2014 back with Bowie. In July he played in the All-Star Futures Game.[4]
Baltimore Orioles
On August 28, 2015, Álvarez was called up to the Majors.[5][6] He made his Major League Baseball debut the same day. In his first Major League game, Álvarez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.[7] On September 11, Alvarez hit his first Major League home run in a game against the Kansas City Royals.
After competing for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster in 2016, Álvarez was optioned to Norfolk to start the 2016 season.[8] The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on July 4.[9]
References
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (July 24, 2013). "Orioles officially announce signing of Cuban outfielder Dariel Alvarez". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Steve Melewski (August 22, 2013). "Despite one unfavorable scouting report, Dariel Alvarez is off to a hot start". Masnsports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. (August 26, 2013). "Orioles promote Dariel Alvarez to Double-A Bowie, release Lew Ford". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Orioles prospects Hunter Harvey, Dariel Alvarez named to Futures Game rosters". Baltimore Orioles.
- ↑ "School of Roch: Orioles expected to call up Dariel Alvarez (Alvarez not joining team today)". MASNsports.
- ↑ "Tides outfielder Dariel Alvarez to join Orioles". The Virginian-Pilot.
- ↑ "MLB.com Gameday". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sun, Baltimore. "Orioles notes: Kevin Gausman aims for second week of season; Dariel Alvarez optioned to Triple-A". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sun, Baltimore. "Orioles make flurry of roster moves before series opener at Dodger Stadium". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- dari 12 on Twitter