Alejandro Freire /ˈfɾeɾe/ (born August 23, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right handed. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4,5,8,20,22,33,42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ...

Freire made his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles on August 9, 2005. He was promoted after hit .299 with 19 home runs and 69 RBI in 106 games for the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx. At age 31, it has been a long way for Freire, who spent 14 seasons in the minors playing for the Astros, Tigers, Cardinals and Orioles systems. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4,5,8,20,22,33,42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... League International League Division North Division Year founded 1993 Major League affiliation Philadelphia Phillies Home ballpark Lynx Stadium (2007) Previous home ballparks City Ottawa, Ontario (2007) Current uniform colors black, red Previous uniform colors Logo design The wordmark Lynx in red outlined in black with the word Ottawa centered above. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... Astros redirects here, for other uses see Astros (disambiguation) Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24,25,32,33,34,40,49,42 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Bennett Park (1894-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1935 AL Pennants (10) 2006 â€¢ 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 1940... Major league affiliations National League (1892–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,6,9,14,17,20,42,45,85 Name St. ...

In 25 games Freire hit .246 (16-for-65) with one home run and four RBI.

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

Between 1939 and 2005, 176 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...

Sources

• Baltimore Orioles - player page
• Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
• The Baseball Cube - minors career