American baseball player (born 1973)
Baseball player
Juan M. Alvarez
(born August 9, 1973) is an American former professional
baseball
player who played four seasons for the
Anaheim Angels
,
Texas Rangers
, and
Florida Marlins
of
Major League Baseball
Career
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The
California Angels
signed Alvarez as an amateur
free agent
on July 25,
1995
. After spending 4 seasons in the Angels' farm system, Alvarez made his major league debut in
1999
. He was released by the Angels on October 15,
2001
, after spending the entire 2001 season in the minor leagues.
On November 30, Alvarez signed with the Texas Rangers. He saw the most action of his major league career with the Rangers in
2002
, albeit a season in which he went 0?4. On November 18, he was released by the Rangers and signed with the Florida Marlins on February 5,
2003
. Alvarez spent nearly the entire 2003 season in the Marlins' minor league system, appearing in only 9 games, before being released on October 15, 2003.
Alvarez was signed as a free agent by the
New York Yankees
on February 10,
2004
, but didn't play a game with the team, being released on April 3. On April 29, the Marlins re-signed him, but was again released on October 15.
Alvarez shares the major league baseball record with
Ed Olwine
for most games pitched without a win, at 80.
Post-playing career
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Alvarez currently resides in
Miami, Florida
.
In
2006
, Alvarez was the pitching coach for the
Everett AquaSox
of the
Northwest League
in the
Seattle Mariners
' organization.
[1]
As of
2015
, he is the
Latin American
cross-checker and
South Florida
area scout
for the
Cleveland Guardians
.
[2]
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