Yonder Alonso
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Alonso with the Oakland Athletics in 2016
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| Oakland Athletics – No. 17 | |||
| First baseman | |||
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Born: April 8, 1987 Havana, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 2010, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Hits | 565 | ||
| Home runs | 39 | ||
| Runs batted in | 239 | ||
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Yonder Alonso (born April 8, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres. Prior to entering the major leagues, he played college baseball at the University of Miami.
Yonder Alonso was born in Havana, Cuba on April 8, 1987 to parents Luis and Damarys. His father played and coached for Industriales of the Cuban National Series, and taught Yonder to play as well. The family defected from Cuba in 1996 and settled in Miami, where Yonder played on a Little League team funded by Jose Canseco. Alonso attended Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida, and was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 16th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign, choosing instead to attend college.
Alonso attended the University of Miami, where he played three seasons for the Hurricanes. He led the team to the College World Series as a freshman, with a team leading 69 RBIs. His sister attended the same school and was a member of the cheerleading squad.
His sophomore year he batted .376, led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 18 home runs, knocked in 74 runs, and scored 57 times. He also ranked second in the ACC with a .519 on-base percentage and .705 slugging percentage. Alonso went to the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2007 and played for the Brewster Whitecaps.
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