Mario Alvarez

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Mario Adolfo Alvarez (born March 26, 1984 in La Caoba, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Alvarez originally signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on January 16, 2003 and made his professional debut in 2004 for the Santo Domingo Dodgers in the Dominican Summer League. He posted a 4-3 record with a 1.24 ERA in 13 game and held opponents to a .176 batting average.

In 2005, Alvarez pitched for the Rookie League Ogden Raptors. In 12 starts, he had a 3-3 record with an ERA of 6.14. Alvarez played for the Single-A Columbus Catfish in 2006, going 7-10 with a 5.68 ERA.

In 2007, while pitching for the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers, Alvarez once again had a 7-10 record and had a 5.60 ERA.

On November 20, 2007, Alvarez's contract was purchased by the Dodgers, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. He started the 2008 season playing for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.

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v • d • e Los Angeles Dodgers current roster 3 Delwyn Young | 7 James Loney | 9 Juan Pierre | 12 Jeff Kent | 13 Ángel Berroa | 14 Chin-Lung Hu | 16 Andre Ethier | 18 Hiroki Kuroda | 21 Mark Sweeney | 22 Clayton Kershaw | 23 Derek Lowe | 27 Matt Kemp | 31 Brad Penny | 33 Blake DeWitt | 36 Danny Ardoin | 44 Takashi Saito | 45 Scott Proctor | 47 Cory Wade | 51 Jonathan Broxton | 55 Russell Martin | 56 Hong-Chih Kuo | 57 Luis Maza | 58 Chad Billingsley | 61 Chan Ho Park | 97 Joe Beimel Inactive (40-man) roster: 17 Jason Repko | 28 Andy LaRoche | 38 Ramon Troncoso | 43 Yhency Brazobán | 49 Jon Meloan | 50 Eric Stults | 59 Greg Miller | 62 Justin Orenduff | 67 Mario Alvarez | 68 James McDonald | 71 Lucas May | 75 Xavier Paul Disabled list: 5 Nomar Garciaparra | 15 Rafael Furcal | 25 Andruw Jones | 26 Gary Bennett | 29 Jason Schmidt | -- Tony Abreu Coaching Staff: Manager 6 Joe Torre | Bench Coach 46 Bob Schaefer | 1st Base Coach 35 Mariano Duncan | 3rd Base Coach 10 Larry Bowa | Hitting Coach 41 Mike Easler | Pitching Coach 40 Rick Honeycutt | Bullpen Coach 48 Ken Howell | Coach 11 Manny Mota | Coach 8 Don Mattingly | Bullpen Catcher 85 Rob Flippo

Mario Alvarez is also a New Yorker Living in West Hempstead Who loves the Red Sox..