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Roy Emilio "R.J." Alvarez (born June 8, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics.

Career

Alvarez attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Florida Atlantic University, where he played college baseball for the Florida Atlantic Owls.^[1]^[2] In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named an All-Star.^[3] After spending his freshman and sophomore season as a starting pitcher, he was moved to the bullpen before his junior season.^[4]

Alvarez was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the third round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5] In 2013, he had a 2.96 earned run average with 79 strikeouts over 48 {{frac|2|3}} innings pitched. Prior to the 2014 season, Alvarez was ranked by Baseball America as the Angels fourth best prospect.^[6] He started the season with the Arkansas Travelers.

On July 19, 2014, Alvarez was traded to the San Diego Padres with José Rondón, Taylor Lindsey, and Elliot Morris in exchange for Huston Street and Trevor Gott.^[7] He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014. He made his major league debut on September 3.

On December 18, 2014, the Padres traded Alvarez and Jesse Hahn to the Oakland Athletics for Derek Norris, Seth Streich, and international bonus slot 117.^[8] In 21 appearances in 2015, he posted a 9.90 ERA.^[9]

Alvarez was claimed off waivers by Chicago Cubs on June 11, 2016, and immediately sent down to the AAA affiliate Iowa Cubs.{{cn|date=March 2019}} He was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers on September 10.{{cn|date=July 2017}} Alvarez elected free agency on November 2, 2018.^[10]

On November 26, 2018, Alvarez signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins with an invite to spring training.^[1]

References

1. ^¹https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-marlins-alvarez-20190227-story.html
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wptv.com/sports/top-pitcher-r-j-alvarez-plays-for-fau|title=Top pitcher R. J. Alvarez plays for FAU|author=Joe Girvan, ESPN 760, NewsChannel 5|work=WPTV|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-22/sports/fau-capecod-230710_1_all-star-game-cape-cod-baseball-league-florida-atlantic-pitcher|title=FAU's R.J. Alvarez a Cope Cod League All-Star|work=Sun Sentinel|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-03-26/sports/sfl-baseball-preview-ucf-at-fau-20120326_1_owls-host-mtsu-john-mccormack|title=Baseball preview: UCF at FAU|work=Sun Sentinel|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060512aaa.html|title=Baseball's R.J. Alvarez Selected in MLB Draft|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2014-los-angeles-angels-top-10-prospects|title=2014 Los Angeles Angels Top 10 Prospects|work=BaseballAmerica.com|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140719&content_id=85225938&vkey=pr_sd&c_id=sd|title=Padres announce six-player trade with Los Angeles Angels|work=San Diego Padres|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/18/padres-acquire-norris-trade-hahn-alvarez-athletics/|title=Padres trade Jesse Hahn, R.J. Alvarez to A's for Derek Norris - UTSanDiego.com|work=U-T San Diego|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarrj01.shtml |title=R.J. Alvarez Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-08}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/|title=Minor League Free Agents 2018|work=Baseball America|first=Matt|last=Eddy|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=November 12, 2018}}

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