Английская Википедия:Antonio Alfonseca

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography Antonio Alfonseca (Шаблон:IPAc-en; Шаблон:IPA-es; born April 16, 1972) is a Dominican former relief pitcher. He last pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in Шаблон:Baseball year. Alfonseca also played for the Florida Marlins (Шаблон:Baseball year–Шаблон:Baseball year, Шаблон:Baseball year), the Chicago Cubs (Шаблон:Baseball year–Шаблон:Baseball year), the Atlanta Braves (Шаблон:Baseball year), and the Texas Rangers (Шаблон:Baseball year).

He is known for having an extra digit on each hand and foot.

Biography

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Alfonseca is known for having six fingers on each hand

Alfonseca was originally signed by the Montreal Expos as a non-drafted free agent in July Шаблон:Baseball year. On December 13, 1993, he was taken by the Florida Marlins from the Montreal Expos in the 1993 expansion draft. He made his debut during the 1997 season, and his rookie campaign saw him win a World Series ring with the Marlins. His best year was in Шаблон:Baseball year with the Marlins, when he led the National League in saves with 45, and won the National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year.

At the end of the Шаблон:Baseball year season, Alfonseca had surgery to repair a herniated disc. Subsequently, the Marlins asked Alfonseca to lose 15 pounds to help to relieve stress on his back. At a weigh-in during Шаблон:Baseball year spring training, Alfonseca had a confrontation with Dale Torborg, the son of then manager Jeff Torborg, and a former professional wrestler. While the Marlins denied any connection, shortly afterwards, on March 27, 2002, he was traded, along with Matt Clement, to the Chicago Cubs for Julián Tavárez, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis, and minor league pitcher Jose Cueto.

On September 2, 2003, while with the Cubs, Alfonseca was thrown out of a game for bumping an umpire with his stomach. He was subsequently suspended for five games.

After the Шаблон:Baseball year season, he filed for free agency, and signed back with the Marlins, but in July Шаблон:Baseball year, he suffered a right elbow injury and missed the rest of the season. He was released by the Marlins, signed with the Rangers, but after another mid-season elbow injury was released by them. He pitched for the Phillies in 2007 and for the Lancaster Barnstormers and Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League from 2009 to 2011.

Personal life

His nicknames are Шаблон:Lang ("The Octopus"), The Dragonslayer, and Six-Fingers. He has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, a condition known as polydactyly. His grandfather also had this trait. Alfonseca regards it with pride, as a kind of family emblem.

Alfonseca and his wife Rocío have two sons: Antonio, Jr. and Mark Anthony, and two daughters, Jenitza and Asia.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

External links

• Antonio Alfonseca at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
• Antonio Alfonseca at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)