Wilson Alvarez Trades and Transactions

The Wilson Alvarez trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Wilson Alvarez has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Wilson Alvarez

Wilson Alvarez Autograph on a 1996 Fleer (#61)

Wilson Alvarez Autograph on a 1996 Fleer (#61)
 

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Birth Name:   Wilson Eduardo (Fuenmayor) Álvarez
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-24-1970  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Maracaibo Escuela (Maracaibo, VE)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   235
First Game:   07-24-1989 (Age 19)
Last Game:   09-28-2005
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Wilson Alvarez

Trades & Transactions

09-23-1986: Signed as an amateur free agent by Texas Rangers.
07-29-1989: Traded by Texas Rangers (with Scott Fletcher and Sammy Sosa) to Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique.
07-31-1997: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez) to San Francisco Giants for Lorenzo Barcelo, Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry and Ken Vining.
11-01-1997: Granted free agency.
12-03-1997: Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
09-30-2002: Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
01-31-2003: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
10-30-2003: Granted free agency.
12-18-2003: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
11-03-2004: Granted free agency.
12-21-2004: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
10-19-2005: Voluntarily retired.


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