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Wilson Alvarez • P
Ht/Wt:6'1", 255 lbs.
Born:Mar 24, 1970 (54 yrs) in Maracaibo, VEN
Experience:14 years
Drafted:Signed by Texas in 1986.
Bats:L
Throws:L
Movements & Injuries
2005
10/18/2005 Announced his retirement.
9/20/2005 Missed 39 games (shoulder injury).
8/11/2005 Shoulder injury, 15-day DL.
7/19/2005 Missed 42 games (left shoulder injury).
6/06/2005 Left shoulder injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to May 31st).
6/04/2005 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
5/03/2005 Missed 23 games (tendinitis left shoulder).
4/02/2005 Tendinitis left shoulder, 15-day DL.
2004
12/20/2004 Re-signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a two-year contract.
11/03/2004 Filed for free agency.
2003
12/18/2003 Re-signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year contract.
10/30/2003 Filed for free agency.
6/07/2003 Contract purchased from Las Vegas (AAA).
1/16/2003 Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract and invited to spring training.
2002
9/30/2002 Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
8/06/2002 Missed 22 games (left elbow tendinitis).
7/18/2002 Left elbow tendinitis, 15-day DL.
5/31/2002 Missed 40 games (strained ribs).
4/15/2002 Strained ribs, 15-day DL.
2001
10/07/2001 Missed entire 2001 season (hamstring).
4/25/2001 Transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.
3/31/2001 Hamstring, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 23).
1997
12/03/1997 Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
1989
7/29/1989 Acquired from the Texas Rangers.
1986
9/23/1986 Signed as an international free agent by the Texas Rangers.
Career Transactions
2003
1/16/2003 Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract.
1997
12/03/1997 Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
7/31/1997 Chicago White Sox traded Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Caruso, Brian Manning, Lorenzo Barcelo, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry and Ken Vining.
1989
7/29/1989 Texas Rangers traded Wilson Alvarez, Scott Fletcher and Sammy Sosa to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.
1986
9/23/1986 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Texas Rangers in 1986.
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