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Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo (born November 8, 1973 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is an Major League Baseball infielder in the New York Mets organization. He bats and throws right handed, and is 5'11 and 187 pounds. Alfonzo has worn the number 13 since his major league debut. Image File history File links Ph_110135. ...
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Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ...
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. ...
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Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ...
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Alfonzo was signed by the Mets as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1991 and made his debut on April 26th of the 1995 season. At the beginning he was a semi-regular fielder, splitting time at second base, shortstop, and third base with several others. During his rookie season, Alfonzo spent most of his time at third base while accumulating a .310 batting average after the mid-season break. In 1997 he started regularly on third; from 1999-2001 he played at second, and came back to third in 2002. In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ...
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While he has shown ability to hit fastballs out of the ballpark, Alfonzo is primarily a line drive hitter with power to all fields. He is a patient hitter. He can hit behind the runner, bunt, hit and run, hit in the clutch, and he takes a significant number of base on balls. Alfonzo has some speed but has never put it to use to steal bases. A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. ...
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The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ...
Alfonzo had his first opportunity to display his clutch hitting ability to a nationwide audience in the 1999 playoffs. After finishing in a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the National League Wild Card, the Mets played a one game playoff to decide who would go on to the division series. In his first at-bat of the game, Alfonzo homered over the center field fence, providing the Mets with all the offense they would need as Al Leiter threw a complete game shutout. On the very next night the Mets played the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first game of the Division Series. Facing the feared Randy Johnson, Alfonzo again homered in his first at-bat of the game, this time launching a two run shot to center field. In the eighth inning of the same game, with the score deadlocked at 4-4 Alfonzo launched a grand slam down the left field line to help seal the victory for the Mets. In 2000, playing against the San Francisco Giants in the Division Series Alfonzo hit a three run homer in the ninth inning of game one, which would prove to be of immense importance as J.T. Snow launched a three run homer of his own in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game. The Mets would eventually win it in eleven innings. In game three of the series with the Mets trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Giants brought in their dominant closer Rob Nen, who had not blown a save since the All Star break. Alfonzo responded by lining a ball down the left field line for a double to drive in Lenny Harris. Benny Agbayani would later homer in the thirteenth inning to win the game for New York. Alfonzo's knack for getting the big hit in the clutch spot had endeared him to several Met fans who still consider him one of the all time Met greats.
Coming off two excellent seasons in which he batted .304 and .324, Alfonzo had every reason to expect a big year in 2001. He had his best powers in 1999 (27 home runs, 108 RBI, 41 doubles) and 2000 (25, 94, 40), and at 27, he was at an age in which many hitters have their best season. However, Alfonzo suffered from a variety of injuries, including sore right hand, knee, thigh and a back injury from years before, costing him playing time and lowering his record to .234, 17 HR, 49 RBI. He finished 2002 with .308, 16, 56, and signed with San Francisco as a free agent in the off-season. This year in baseball: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 16 - Outfielders Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year on the ballot. ...
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In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
In 2003 Alfonzo struggled for most of the first half for the Giants. He was hitting .216 with 27 RBI at mid-season, but he hit .306 with 54 RBI the rest of the way, and performed well against the Florida Marlins in the NLDS, when he hit .529 (9-for-17) with five RBI. The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
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In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. ...
Alfonzo enjoyed a slight career renaissance in 2004 hitting for his career average although with reduced power numbers. But his career continued its downward trend in 2005 due to age, nagging injuries and reduced playing time in favor of Pedro Feliz. As a member of the Angels, Alfonzo's playing time further decreased in favor of younger players. After hitting .100 for the season in late May, the Angels released Alfonzo, whose agent had gone public in demands for a trade for lack of playing time, on May 20th. On May 26, 2006, Edgardo signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays and was soon called up to Toronto to help the Jays' injury and error riddled middle infield. He was released on June 12, after appearing in only 12 games for Toronto. The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ...
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Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is an infielder in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Francisco Giants since 2000. ...
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Despite his injuries, Alfonzo remains one of the best defensive third basemen in the majors. He has great range and instincts for the position, ability to turn the double play, and his arm, though not the strongest around, is above-average. After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. ...
Legend has it that Alfonzo had a devout following while in New York known as the AAA, the Association for the Appreciation of Alfonzo. The group showed up at batting practice with a Venezuelan flag with the purpose of attracting attention to his underappreciated talent. While the group made an appearance in San Francisco, the AAA eventually dissolved after the Mets did not re-sign Alfonzo.
In July 2006, Alfonzo signed a contract with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League. The Bridgeport Bluefish are an Atlantic League team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. ...
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After appearing in just four games with the Bluefish, Alfonzo's contract was purchased by the New York Mets on July 15th. Alfonzo reported to the Triple A Norfolk Tides with hopes of making it back to New York, where he had his best MLB seasons. Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) East Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1986 • 1969 NL Pennants (4) 2000 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 East Division titles (4) 1988 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 Wild card berths (2) 2000 • 1999 The New...
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Highlights
- All-Star (2000)
- Silver Slugger Award (1999)
- Top 10 MVP (8th, 1999)
- Twice Top 10 in batting average (1997, 2002)
- Finished second in Gold Glove balloting on 3 occasions; in 1997 as a third basmeman, and in 1999 and 2001 at second base. Alfonzo finished third in the voting as a third baseman in 1999 and fourth in 2004 at second base.
- Currently ranks third in New York Mets franchise history with 1,136 hits and fifth with 538 RBI.
- Currently ranks first in New York Mets franchise history with 123 runs scored in a single season. This feat was accomplished in the 1999 season.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic or Midsummer Night Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the manager for pitchers and...
List of NL Silver Slugger Winners at Second Base Silver Slugger AL: DH | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF NL: P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF Categories: Baseball Trophies and Awards ...
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In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each...
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Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) East Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1986 • 1969 NL Pennants (4) 2000 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 East Division titles (4) 1988 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 Wild card berths (2) 2000 • 1999 The New...
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In the sport of baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score in one play. ...
Between 1939 and 2005, 176 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...
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