Víctor Alvarez
Mexico City Red Devils — No. --
Starting pitcher
Born: November 8, 1976 (1976-11-08) (age 33) Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 30, 2002 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	0-2
Earned run average	7.31
Strikeouts	10
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2003)

Víctor Aurelio Alvarez (born November 8, 1976 in Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican League. Alvarez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 1997.

Contents 1 Professional career 1.1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1.2 Philadelphia Phillies 1.3 Mexico City Red Devils 2 External links

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Los Angeles Dodgers

Alvarez began his professional career with the Rookie-level Great Falls Dodgers of the Pioneer League in 1997. He went 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 12 games, eight for starts. He did not pitch in the 1998 season.

In 1999 Alvarez split time between the Class-A Vero Beach Dodgers and the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He went 4-4 with a 1.97 ERA in 12 games, all for starts, at Vero Beach. With the Missions he went 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in nine games, all for starts.

Alvarez split the 2000 season with Vero Beach, San Antonio and also the Mexico City Red Devils. He was 1-1 with Vero Beach and 0-3 with the Missions before the Dodgers loaned him to Mexico City. There he went 0-2 with a 6.33 ERA in seven games, six for starts.

He split the 2001 season between the Double-A Jacksonville Suns and the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars. With the Suns he went 2-0 in eight starts with an impressive 1.20 ERA. He was soon called up the Starts where he went 7-4 with a 4.27 ERA in 20 starts.

In 2002 he split the season between the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s and the Dodgers. With the 51s he was 10-7 with a 4.70 ERA in 34 games, 15 for starts. He made his major league debut on July 30, 2002, against the Cincinnati Reds, working 1.1 innings of relief and giving up 2 runs. He pitched in four games for the Dodgers in '02 going 0-1 with a 4.36 ERA in one start.

Alvarez primarily played for Las Vegas in 2003 but did have a short stint with the Dodgers. With the 51s he went 4-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 22 games, seven for starts. With L.A. he went 0-1 with a dismal 12.72 ERA in five games, all in relief.

[edit] Philadelphia Phillies

He was claimed on waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2003 season, but cut after spring training.

[edit] Mexico City Red Devils

Alvarez began to play for the Mexico City Red Devils in 2005. He compiled a 5-2 record in 18 games, 16 for starts, in the '05 season.

In 2006 he went 8-4 with a 4.27 ERA in 20 games, all for starts, with the Red Devils.

He had a rocky 2007 season but bounced back with an impressive 2008. In '07 he went 12-5 with a 5.41 ERA in 22 starts and in '08 he went 9-5 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 starts.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball-Almanac