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R.J. Alvarez

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Born
1991 (35 years old)
West Palm Beach, United States

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Relief Pitcher

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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

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. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named an All-Star. After spending his freshman and sophomore season as a starting pitcher, he was moved to the bullpen before his junior season.

Los Angeles Angels
Alvarez was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the third round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. In 2013, he had a 2.96 earned run average with 79 strikeouts over 48+2⁄3 innings pitched. Prior to the 2014 season, Alvarez was ranked by Baseball America as the Angels fourth best prospect. He started the season with the Arkansas Travelers.

San Diego Padres
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. He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014. He made his major league debut on September 3.

Oakland Athletics

Alvarez warming up in the bullpen for the Oakland Athletics in 2015
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. In 21 appearances in 2015, he posted a 9.90 ERA.

Chicago Cubs
Alvarez was claimed off waivers by Chicago Cubs on June 11, 2016, and was assigned to their Triple–A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs.

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	SO/BB	MLB	2015	1.77
	SO9	MLB	2015	10.4
	BB9	MLB	2015	5.9
	HR9	MLB	2015	3.2
	H9	MLB	2015	12.2
	WHIP	MLB	2015	2.000
	Fielding Independent Pitching	MLB	2015	7.33
	ERA+	MLB	2015	40
	Batters Faced	MLB	2015	100
	Wild Pitches	MLB	2015	5
	Balks	MLB	2015	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2015	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2015	23
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2015	1
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2015	13
	Home Runs Allowed	MLB	2015	7
	Earned Runs Allowed	MLB	2015	22
	Runs Allowed	MLB	2015	23
	Hits Allowed	MLB	2015	27
	Innings Pitched	MLB	2015	20.0
	Saves	MLB	2015	0
	Shutouts	MLB	2015	0
	Complete Games	MLB	2015	0
	Games Finished	MLB	2015	11
	Games Started	MLB	2015	0
	Games Pitched	MLB	2015	21
	ERA	MLB	2015	9.90
	Loss	MLB	2015	0
	Wins	MLB	2015	0
	Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers	MLB	2015	-0.8
	Positions Played	MLB	2014	1
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2014	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2014	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2014	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2014	0
	GIDP	MLB	2014	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2014	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2014	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2014	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2014	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2014	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2014	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2014	0
	Triples	MLB	2014	0
	Doubles	MLB	2014	0
	Hits	MLB	2014	0
	Runs Scored	MLB	2014	0
	At Bats	MLB	2014	0
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2014	0
	Games Played	MLB	2014	10
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2014	0.0

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