Eliézer Alfonzo

Infobox MLB player


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name=Eliézer Alfonzo
position=Catcher
team=San Francisco Giants
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|2|7
birthplace=city-state|Puerto La Cruz|Venezuela
debutdate=June 3
debutyear=2006
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=July 20, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.258
stat2label=Home runs| stat2value=13
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=46
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2006-by|2008)

Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (born February 7, 1979 in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the San Francisco Giants. He bats and throws right-handed. Eliézer is the second cousin of former MLB star Edgardo Alfonzo.

A 10-season minor league veteran, Alfonzo debuted with the Giants on June 3, by|2006. During his debut, he hit a two-run home run against the New York Mets for his first Major League hit. Three days later, he caught pitcher Jason Schmidt's 16-strikeout game, which matched a 102-year-old Giants franchise record.

Alfonzo filled in for veteran catcher Mike Matheny, who was sidelined with symptoms following a concussion for the rest of the 2006 season. He was the Giants backup catcher in by|2007. In by|2008, he lost the competition for the backup catcher position and was sent down to Triple-A.

On May 1, 2008, Alfonzo was suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080430&content_id=2615116&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Giants player Eliezer Alfonzo suspended] ]

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NAME= Alfonzo, Eliézer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Alfonzo, Eliézer Jesús
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Venezuelan baseball catcher
DATE OF BIRTH=1979-2-7
PLACE OF BIRTH=city-state|Puerto La Cruz|Venezuela
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=