Jorge Alfaro
| Jorge Alfaro | |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 38 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 11, 1993 Sincelejo, Colombia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (through September 1, 2017) | |
| Batting average | .292 |
| Hits | 19 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Teams | |
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Jorge Mario Alfaro Buelvas (born June 11, 1993) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016.
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][8]
References
- ^ Sullivan, T.R. (January 29, 2013). "Rangers have six of game's Top 100 Prospects". rangers.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Texas Rangers catching prospect Jorge Alfaro shows off arm in AFL". Rangersblog.dallasnews.com. November 18, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Grant, Evan (August 27, 2013). "Catcher Jorge Alfaro heads Texas Rangers list of prospects in Arizona Fall League". dallasnews.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Badler, Ben (July 31, 2015). "Trade Central: Phillies Get Impact Talent, Depth In Hamels Deal". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Needelman, Joshua (August 26, 2016). "Phillies call up No. 4 prospect Jorge Alfaro". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Heneghan, Kelsie (September 11, 2016). "Phillies call up Alfaro, Quinn from Double-A". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ Badler, Ben (July 2, 2014). "White Sox Sign Colombian Catcher Jhoandro Alfaro". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "Jhoandro Alfaro Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jorge Alfaro on Facebook
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Colombian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from Colombia
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Dominican Summer League Rangers players
- Spokane Indians players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Leones de Ponce players
- Arizona League Rangers players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Surprise Saguaros players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Reading Fightin Phils players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Gulf Coast Phillies players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Lehigh Valley IronPigs players