Dodgers News: L.A. Releases Former Olympic Medalist

Eddy Alvarez, designated for project by the Dodgers final week to make room for Heath Hembree on the 40-man roster, has been launched by the group, in response to their official transactions web page.

#Dodgers have launched INF Eddy Alvarez.

Alvarez signed as a minor-league free agent final offseason and made a robust exhibiting in spring coaching, however his time within the massive leagues with Los Angeles was unproductive. He batted .160 with a .314 OPS in 27 plate appearances in June, with simply 4 singles to his identify.

Alvarez did very nicely in Triple-A this season, posting a .993 OPS for Oklahoma Metropolis with 21 extra-base hits in 215 plate appearances. He might be 33 in January and has simply 50 major-league video games underneath his belt.

Alvarez, who grew up in Miami because the son of Cuban immigrants, medaled in pace skating within the 2014 Winter Olympics after which in baseball within the 2020 Summer season Olympics held final 12 months. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts touted Alvarez through the spring as serving to to “elevate the ground” on the standard of Los Angeles’ bench depth, however he by no means panned out within the massive leagues and Jason Martin, the opposite participant Roberts talked about, has spent the complete season in Triple-A.

“we had some guys who had been slicing their enamel and after we had been calling on depth it was powerful. However to have these guys (Alvarez, Martin) elevate the ground — to not say it in a demeaning method — these guys are major-league gamers.” 2/2

With Alvarez’s athleticism and success at Triple-A, he’ll possible get a shot someplace subsequent 12 months if he needs one. However at the least for now, his time with the Dodgers group has come to an finish.

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