Alejandro Freire

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Alejandro Freire /ˈfɾeɾe/ (born August 23, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right handed.

Freire made his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles on August 9, 2005. He was promoted after hit .299 with 19 home runs and 69 RBI in 106 games for the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx. At age 31, it has been a long way for Freire, who spent 14 seasons in the minors playing for the Astros, Tigers, Cardinals and Orioles systems.

In 25 games Freire hit .246 (16-for-65) with one home run and four RBI.

[edit] See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

[edit] Sources

• Baltimore Orioles - player page
• Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
• The Baseball Cube - minors career