Alfredo Amézaga
Alfredo Amézaga Delgado (/əˈmɛzəɡə/; Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo aˈmesaɣa]; born January 16, 1978) is a Mexican former professional baseball player, current manager for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League, and field manager for the Tomateros de Culiacán. In his career, he played 265 games in the outfield (most of them in center field), 115 games at shortstop, 71 games at third base, 60 games at second base and 6 games at first base. The only positions he did not play were pitcher and catcher.
Alfredo Amézaga | |
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Amézaga, with the Marlins in June 2007 | |
Saraperos de Saltillo | |
Center fielder / Infielder /Coach | |
Born: Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | January 16, 1978|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 24, 2002, for the Anaheim Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 4, 2011, for the Florida Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 12 |
Runs batted in | 110 |
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Amézaga graduated from Miami High School and St. Petersburg College. While in college, he played for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He played for Yaquis de Obregón and Tomateros de Culiacán in the Mexican Pacific League between MLB seasons for several years and appeared for the Mexican team in both the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic.