- Gabe Alvarez
Gabe Alvarez (born March 6, 1974 in Navojoa, Sonora,
Mexico ) was aMajor League Baseball third baseman . He played for two teams, theDetroit Tigers (by|1998-by|2000) and theSan Diego Padres (by|2000). The 6'1, 205 lb right-hander went to USC and made his Major League debut on June 22, 1998, going 1-4.He was originally drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 1995 draft. He was then drafted by the
Arizona Diamondbacks as the fifth pick in the 1997 expansion draft. He was then traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Matt Drews andJoe Randa to the Detroit Tigers forTravis Fryman .Three years later, on July 17, 2000 he was traded again by the Detroit Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Dusty Allen.
He finished his career with 59 hits, a .222
batting average , 29 runs, and a .877 fielding percentage.External links
* [http://www.armchairgm.com/index.php?title=Gabe_Alvarez Player Profile at ArmchairGM]
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