Antonio Alfonseca

Full Name: Antonio Alfonseca	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/235	First Game: June 17, 1997
Birthdate: April 16, 1972	MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: La Romana, La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Antonio Alfonseca (born March 16, 1972 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) was a right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He was signed by the Rangers to a minor league contract in January of 2006, but was then released on June 19, 2006 after posting a 18.00 ERA and a 5.0 WHIP in 1 IP after coming off the DL on June 6. Alfonseca also played with the Chicago Cubs (2002-2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), and the Florida Marlins (1997-2001, 2005).

Alfonseca was signed by the Montreal Expos as a non-drafted free agent in July 1989.

While with the Cubs, Alfonseca was thrown out of a game on September 2, 2003, for hitting an umpire with his stomach.

His nickname is "El Pulpo" or "The Octopus". He has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, a condition known as polydactyly; his extra small fingers next to his pinky have no influence on his pitching, as they don't touch the ball. The trait appears to be genetic - several family members have this trait, and they regard it with pride, as a kind of family emblem.

Most people believe that Antonio Alfonseca's best season was 2000, when he posted a 4.24 ERA and notched 45 saves.

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Year	Team		G	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1997	FLA	N	17	1	3	4.91	19	16	14	0	25.2	36	3	10	3	1	1
1998	FLA	N	58	4	6	4.08	46	36	32	8	70.2	75	10	33	9	1	3
1999	FLA	N	73	4	5	3.24	46	28	28	21	77.2	79	4	29	6	1	4
2000	FLA	N	68	5	6	4.24	47	35	33	45	70	82	7	24	3	0	1
2001	FLA	N	58	4	4	3.06	40	24	21	28	61.2	68	6	15	3	2	5
2002	CHI	N	66	2	5	4.00	61	34	33	19	74.1	73	5	36	3	1	3
2003	CHI	N	60	3	1	5.83	51	43	43	0	66.1	76	7	27	3	0	2
2004	ATL	N	79	6	4	2.57	45	24	21	0	73.2	71	5	28	5	5	0
2005	FLA	N	33	1	1	4.94	16	15	15	0	27.1	29	2	14	4	1	2
2006	TEX	A	19	0	0	5.62	5	10	10	0	16	23	3	7	0	0	0
Total	NL		512	30	35	3.95	371	255	240	121	547.1	589	49	216	39	12	21
Total	AL		19	0	0	5.62	5	10	10	0	16	23	3	7	0	0	0
Total			531	30	35	3.99	376	265	250	121	563.1	612	52	223	39	12	21

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Year	Team		POS	G	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	FLA	N	P	17	25.2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000
1998	FLA	N	P	58	70.2	4	6	1	1	1	3	1	0	.909
1999	FLA	N	P	73	77.2	5	14	0	2	0	7	6	2	1.000
2000	FLA	N	P	68	70	1	14	1	1	1	2	0	0	.938
2001	FLA	N	P	58	61.2	6	8	0	1	0	3	0	0	1.000
2002	CHI	N	P	66	74.1	4	13	1	1	0	8	2	0	.944
2003	CHI	N	P	60	66.1	2	8	1	0	1	15	1	0	.909
2004	ATL	N	P	79	73.2	3	7	0	0	1	8	2	0	1.000
2005	FLA	N	P	33	27.1	3	4	0	2	0	2	1	0	1.000
2006	TEX	A	P	19	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
Total			P	531	563.1	30	80	4	8	5	48	15	2	.965

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Year	Team		G	AB	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	SO	SH
1997	FLA	N	17	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	3	0
1998	FLA	N	58	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	2	0
1999	FLA	N	73	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	2	0
2000	FLA	N	68	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2001	FLA	N	58	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2002	CHI	N	66	3	2	2	.667	.667	.667	0	0
2003	CHI	N	60	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	1
2004	ATL	N	79	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	1	0
2005	FLA	N	33	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2006	TEX	A	19	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total	NL		512	13	2	2	.154	.154	.154	8	1
Total	AL		19	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total			531	13	2	2	.154	.154	.154	8	1

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (July 3, 1989).
Selected by Florida Marlins from Montreal Expos in the minor league draft (December 13, 1993).
Traded by Florida Marlins with Matt Clement to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Julian Tavarez, Jose Cueto, Ryan Jorgensen and Dontrelle Willis (March 27, 2002).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2003).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 23, 2003).
Granted free agency (November 2, 2004).
Signed by Florida Marlins (December 20, 2004).
Granted free agency (November 2, 2005).
Signed by Texas Rangers (February 8, 2006).
Released by Texas Rangers (June 9, 2006).

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