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Armando Alvarez
Álvarez with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2022
Oakland Athletics
Infielder
Born: (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994 (age 30)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 2024, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.243
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Armando Francisco "Mandy" Alvarez[1] (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Oakland Athletics organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2024.

Career

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Alvarez attended Miami Killian Senior High School in Kendall, Florida.[2] He enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University and played college baseball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

New York Yankees

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The New York Yankees selected Alvarez in the 17th round, with the 518th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He split his first professional season between the Low–A Staten Island Yankees and Single–A Charleston RiverDogs, hitting .288 with five home runs and 40 RBI in 66 games.[3] Alvarez split 2017 between Charleston and the High–A Tampa Yankees, playing in 76 games and slashing .243/.277/.299 with no home runs and 21 RBI.[4]

In 2018, he played with Tampa and the Double–A Trenton Thunder. In 108 games between the two affiliates, Alvarez accumulated a .257/.314/.438 batting line with 13 home runs and 56 RBI.[5] In 2019, he played in 124 games split between Trenton and the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, batting .270/.325/.417 with 11 home runs and 76 RBI. Alvarez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Alvarez returned to action in 2021 with Scranton, making 106 appearances and slashing .236/.304/.389 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI.[7] He played a third year in Scranton in 2022, hitting .278/.319/.525 with a career–high 18 home runs and 55 RBI. Alvarez elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[8]

San Francisco Giants

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On December 10, 2022, Alvarez signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[9] He spent the 2023 campaign with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, also appearing in eight rehab games for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants. In 74 games for Sacramento, Alvarez slashed .308/.379/.581 with 18 home runs and 58 RBI.[10] He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[11]

Oakland Athletics

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On November 16, 2023, Alvarez signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[12] He began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators. On June 22, 2024, Alvarez was selected to the 40-man roster and was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[13] He made his major league debut that day against the Minnesota Twins, grounding out against Bailey Ober.[14] The next day, Alvarez collected his first major league hit as part of a 3–for–4, one RBI night against the Los Angeles Angels.[15] In 16 games during his rookie campaign, he slashed .243/.282/.270 with two RBI and one stolen base. On October 31, Alvarez was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Las Vegas.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "EKU's Mandy Alvarez drafted in 17th round by Yankees". www.wymt.com. June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Miami Killian's Mandy Alvarez joins Yankees organization". miamiherald.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Armando Alvarez Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Armando Alvarez - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Former Yankees prospect is quietly thriving in the SF Giants farm system". si.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Armando Alvarez - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "After exactly 700 minor-league games, A's prospect finally gets MLB call-up". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Former Yankees, S.F. Giants Minor Leaguer is Sneaky Option for A's at Third Base". si.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Armando Alvarez Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Following eight seasons in minors, 29-year-old Armando Alvarez earns first call-up". June 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "'Surreal' becomes real for Alvarez after A's callup". mlb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Rookie Joins the Likes of Mark McGwire in Oakland Athletics History". si.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Pirates Claim Tristan Gray". MLB Trade Rumors. October 31, 2024.
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