Orioles sign Cuban outfielder Dariel Alvarez to minor league contract
By Josh Land
The Orioles today announced that they have signed 24-year old Cuban outfielder Dariel Alvarez to a minor league contract. Alvarez will be assigned to Class-A Frederick after reporting to Sarasota this week.
Alvarez played for Camaguey in the Cuban League from 2007-11 and Tuxpan in Mexico in 2012. In five seasons with Camaguey, he batted .297 (341-1147) with 37 home runs and 180 RBIs. In 2011, Alvarez set career highs, batting .363/.404/.613 (125-344) with 20 home runs, 81 RBIs, 22 doubles and 65 runs scored in his age 22 season. In 2012, he hit .317/.355/.464 in 192 plate appearances for Tuxpan.
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting and throwing outfielder was born November 7, 1988 in Camaguey, Cuba and was raised in Minas, Cuba.
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