 Alexander playing for the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2005 | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: March 20, 1971 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 18, 1992 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | |
| Batting average | . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 231 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 115 |
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Manuel de Jesús (Manny) Alexander (born March 20, 1971 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent who last played for the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality ( Municipio) and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat In Professional sports 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 if that player The Columbus Clippers are a Minor league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D He has played for the Baltimore Orioles (1992-1993, 1995-{{b y|1996}}), New York Mets (1997), Chicago Cubs (1997-1999), Boston Red Sox (2000), Texas Rangers (2004) and San Diego Padres (2005-2006). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success He bats and throws right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth
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Baltimore Orioles
Alexander was signed as a 16-year-old amateur free agent by the Baltimore Orioles on February 4, 1988. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers
Alexander made his big league debut with the Orioles at the age of 21 on September 18, 1992 during a 12-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Alexander appeared as a defensive replacement for Cal Ripken Jr. in the bottom of the seventh inning and struck out in his only at bat of the game.
New York Mets
Alexander was traded by the Orioles along with Scott McClain to the New York Mets for Hector Ramirez on March 22, 1997. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott Michael McClain (born May 19, 1972 in Simi Valley California) is a First baseman who plays for the San Francisco Giants "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Hector Ramirez was a Fictional character in the CBS Soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, He appeared in many games that spring, hitting . 248 with two home runs and 14 RBI, stealing 11 bases in 11 attempts, in 54 games with the Mets before being named on August 14 as the player to be named later in an earlier trade. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The Mets sent Alexander, Lance Johnson and Mark Clark to the Chicago Cubs for Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell. Kenneth Lance Johnson (born July 6 1963 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player Mark Clark or Clarke may refer to Mark A Clark (born 1967 Arizona state legislator Mark Wayne Clark (1896–1984 United The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Brian Wesley McRae (born August 27, 1967) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals Melquiades Rojas Medrano (born December 10 1966 Haina DR -) was a pitcher with a 10 year career from 1990 to 1999 Steven John "Turk" Wendell (born May 19, 1967 in Pittsfield Massachusetts, United States) is a former Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
Alexander hit . 293 with a homer and seven RBI in 33 games with the Cubs in his six weeks with the team in 1997. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, In 1998, he hit . Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr 227 in 108 games with Chicago, belting out a career-high five home runs. In 1999, Alexander appeared in 90 games with the Cubs and hit . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP 271, the highest batting average of his career.
His relative success in the regular season did not translate to post-season glory as Alexander went 0-for-5 in two games during the 1998 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 1998 National League playoffs began on Tuesday September 29, and ended
The Cubs traded Alexander on December 12, 1999 to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Damon Buford. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Damon Buford (born June 12, 1970 in Baltimore Maryland) is a retired Major League Baseball player
Boston Red Sox
Alexander hit . 211 with four home runs and 19 RBI in 101 games with the Red Sox in 2000, his lone season in Boston. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
On June 30, 2000, during a traffic stop, police discovered a bottle of anabolic steroids and two hypodermic needles in a Mercedes-Benz owned by Alexander that had been loaned to team bat boy Carlos Cowart, a high school student. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A steroid is a Terpenoid Lipid characterized by a Carbon skeleton with four fused rings generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the Cowart was arrested for driving without a license and previous charges of driving without a license and failing to stop for police. Massachusetts State Police initially sought steroid possession charges against Alexander but opted not to after the ballplayer's lawyers provided evidence that at least five people had access to the vehicle. [1] Alexander's named appeared in the Mitchell Report, released on December 13, 2007, as a result of the incident. Mitchell Report refers to two Documents that were compiled by United States Senator George J Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball
Texas Rangers
After the 2000 season and steroids incident, Alexander bounced around with minor league affiliates of the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers - as well as a brief stint playing in Mexico - before being purchased by the Texas Rangers on March 24, 2003. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to He spent the 2003 season in the Rangers' minor league system before returning to the big leagues after a three-season absence in 2004. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. His return was brief, however, as Alexander appeared in 21 games with Texas, hitting . 238 (5-for-21) with three RBI and a pair of doubles.
San Diego Padres
He started the 2005 season in the minor leagues before he was traded by the Rangerson August 31 to the San Diego Padres for minor leaguer Juan Jimenez. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Juan Jiménez is a common name that can refer to several people Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Juan
Alexander appeared in 11 games with San Diego in 2005, hitting just . 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 111 (2-for-18) with a double, playing each infield position at least once. He was released at the end of the season but re-signed less than a month later.
In 2006, Alexander reported late to Spring Training with the Padres due to visa problems in the Dominican Republic. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. Upon joining the team, he was optioned to San Diego's AAA affiliate the Portland Beavers. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Portland Beavers are a Minor league baseball team representing Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Coast League (PCL He split the 2006 season between Portland and San Diego, but was released by the Padres on October 12, 2006. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. [2]
In 2007, Alexander attended Spring Training with the Padres, but did not make the Major League club. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Assigned to AAA Portland for the third straight season, he played just 7 games before being released. He then signed a minor league deal with the Columbus Clippers the AAA baseball affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Columbus Clippers are a Minor league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio. Alexander became a minor league free agent at the end of the season.
Career, Achievements and Trivia
In an eleven-season career, Alexander posted a . 231 batting average with 15 home runs and 115 RBI in 594 games played with six teams. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
References
- ^ Batboy finds it tough to pick up his life, Stan Grossfeld. Boston Globe (2005-04-27).
- ^ Padres part with Bellhorn, Alexander, Williamson. CBS Sports (2006-10-12). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Library
- Red Sox infielder probed after steroid find: CNN
- Batboy finds it tough to pick up his life: Boston Globe
- Columbus Clippers Official Website
See also
The following is a list of players past and present who have appeared in at least one competitive game for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (1908-presentDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic