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There was another Jorge Alfaro, who was a member of the dance group Guaracheros de Regla.
Jorge Alfaro
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 38
Catcher
Born: (1993-06-11) June 11, 1993 (age 31)
Sincelejo, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average.125
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Jorge Mario Alfaro Buelvas (born June 11, 1993) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Alfaro signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent. Prior to the 2013 season he was ranked by MLB.com as the 88th best prospect in baseball.[1] He is the 54th best prospect by Baseball America. After the 2013 season he played in the Arizona Fall League.[2][3]

On November 20, 2014, the Rangers added Alfaro to their 40-man roster to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft.[citation needed]

On July 31, 2015, the Rangers traded Alfaro, Nick Williams, Matt Harrison, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jerad Eickhoff to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman.[4] The Phillies promoted Alfaro to the major leagues on August 26, 2016.[5] He was optioned back to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils the next day. He was recalled on September 11 after the Reading season ended.[6]

Personal life

Alfaro's brother, Jhoandro is a catcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rangers have six of game's Top 100 Prospects". Mlb.mlb.com. January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Texas Rangers catching prospect Jorge Alfaro shows off arm in AFL". Rangersblog.dallasnews.com. November 18, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Catcher Jorge Alfaro heads Texas Rangers list of prospects in Arizona Fall League - SportsDay". dallasnews.com. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ^ Badler, Ben (July 31, 2015). "Trade Central: Phillies Get Impact Talent, Depth In Hamels Deal". Baseball America. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  5. ^ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/197781550/phillies-call-no-4-prospect-jorge-alfaro/
  6. ^ Heneghan, Kelsie (September 11, 2016). "Phillies call up Alfaro, Quinn from Double-A". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "White Sox Sign Colombian Catcher Jhoandro Alfaro - BaseballAmerica.com". baseballamerica.com. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.


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