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Victor Alcántara

ビクター・アルカンタラ　/　びくたー・あるかんたら

Professional baseball player from Dominican Republic

April 3, 1993 (age 33)　・　Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

professional baseball player

My Take

There's something deeply compelling about a kid from Santo Domingo making it all the way to a Major League mound. Alcántara's MLB résumé with the Detroit Tigers may be modest in the record books, but I value the journey more than the line score. The Dominican Republic produces an astonishing density of pitching talent, and clawing your way out of that competition to throw in the big leagues is an achievement in itself. Born in 1993, he came up through a brutal pipeline on pure arm strength and persistence. I respect grinders like this, and I think his story embodies baseball's stubborn, beautiful meritocracy.

Overview

Victor Alfonso Alcántara (born April 3, 1993) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Victor Alcántara
Name (Japanese): ビクター・アルカンタラ
Reading: びくたー・あるかんたら
Born: April 3, 1993 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rooster
Origin: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: professional baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A9

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