Alexi Ogando
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Ogando with the Braves in 2016
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| Hanwha Eagles – No. 48 | |||
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Born: October 5, 1983 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 15, 2010, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 33–18 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.47 | ||
| Strikeouts | 407 | ||
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Alexi Ogando (born October 5, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves. He was an MLB All-Star in 2011.
Ogando was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He told the Oakland Athletics that his name was Argenis Benitez, and signed with the team for $15,000 as an outfielder in 2002. After playing his rookie season in the Dominican Summer League, Ogando batted .342 with 13 doubles, seven home runs (second in the Arizona League) and 36 runs batted in for the AZL Athletics in 2003. The organization learned Ogando's real name that season. He began the 2004 campaign with the Vancouver Canadians, but after starting the season 0 for 13 and batting .150 in six games, he was demoted back to Arizona. Despite not joining the Arizona League until July 1, he finished second in the league with six home runs and had twenty extra base hits. As a hitter, Ogando was noted for his raw power and bat speed, drawing comparisons to Alex Ríos from his Arizona League Athletics manager Ruben Escalera.
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