Jorge Alfaro

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Buelvas.

There was another Jorge Alfaro, who was a member of the dance group Guaracheros de Regla.

Jorge Alfaro

Philadelphia Phillies – No. 38

Catcher

Born: June 11, 1993
Sincelejo, Colombia

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 12, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

Batting average

.125

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Philadelphia Phillies (2016–present)

Jorge Mario Alfaro Buelvas (born June 11, 1993) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Alfaro signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent. Prior to the 2013 season he was ranked by MLB.com as the 88th best prospect in baseball.^[1] He is the 54th best prospect by Baseball America. After the 2013 season he played in the Arizona Fall League.^[2]^[3]

On November 20, 2014, the Rangers added Alfaro to their 40-man roster to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft.

On July 31, 2015, the Rangers traded Alfaro, Nick Williams, Matt Harrison, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jerad Eickhoff to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman.^[4] The Phillies promoted Alfaro to the major leagues on August 26, 2016.^[5] He was optioned back to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils the next day. He was recalled on September 11 after the Reading season ended.^[6]

Personal life

Alfaro's brother, Jhoandro is a catcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.^[7]

References

↑ "Rangers have six of game's Top 100 Prospects". Mlb.mlb.com. January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
↑ "Texas Rangers catching prospect Jorge Alfaro shows off arm in AFL". Rangersblog.dallasnews.com. November 18, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
↑ "Catcher Jorge Alfaro heads Texas Rangers list of prospects in Arizona Fall League - SportsDay". dallasnews.com. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ Badler, Ben (July 31, 2015). "Trade Central: Phillies Get Impact Talent, Depth In Hamels Deal". Baseball America. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
↑ http://m.mlb.com/news/article/197781550/phillies-call-no-4-prospect-jorge-alfaro/
↑ Heneghan, Kelsie (September 11, 2016). "Phillies call up Alfaro, Quinn from Double-A". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
↑ "White Sox Sign Colombian Catcher Jhoandro Alfaro - BaseballAmerica.com". baseballamerica.com. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

External links

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Philadelphia Phillies current roster

Active roster	2 Tyler Goeddel 7 Maikel Franco 13 Freddy Galvis 16 César Hernández 19 Tommy Joseph 23 Aaron Altherr 24 Roman Quinn 27 Aaron Nola 28 Vince Velasquez 29 Cameron Rupp 37 Odubel Herrera 38 Jorge Alfaro 39 Adam Morgan 43 Phil Klein 44 Jake Thompson 46 Jeanmar Gómez 48 Jerad Eickhoff 49 Alec Asher 50 Héctor Neris 52 Severino González 56 Zach Eflin 57 Luis García 58 Jeremy Hellickson 61 Edubray Ramos 63 Joely Rodríguez -- Drew Anderson -- Mark Appel -- Joaquin Benoit -- Dylan Cozens -- Elniery García -- Howie Kendrick -- Andrew Knapp -- Ben Lively -- Pat Neshek -- Ricardo Pinto -- Nick Pivetta -- David Rollins -- Alberto Tirado -- Jesmuel Valentín -- Nick Williams

Coaching staff	Manager 45 Pete Mackanin Bench 10 Larry Bowa First base 12 Mickey Morandini Third base 8 Juan Samuel Hitting -- Matt Stairs Pitching 22 Bob McClure Assistant Pitching 33 Rick Kranitz Bullpen 9 John McLaren Assistant Coach 61 Jorge Velandia Bullpen catcher 81 Jesús Tiamo Bullpen catcher 82 José Mayorga

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