Pedro Álvarez (baseball)
Dominican baseball player (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedro Manuel Álvarez Jr. (born February 6, 1987), nicknamed "El Toro" (Spanish for "The Bull"), is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles.
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Pedro Álvarez | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987 (age 37) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 16, 2010, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 15, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .236 |
Home runs | 162 |
Runs batted in | 472 |
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Álvarez stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighs 250 pounds (110 kg). A third baseman until late 2014, Álvarez transitioned to first base for the Pirates in 2015, and in 2016 became a designated hitter for the Orioles. On June 19, 2018, he was designated for assignment by the Orioles.