Portland Beavers. He hit .309 with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs with the Beavers before being called up to the Padres. Seattle Mariners On December 14, 2009, Alfonzo signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On May 28, 2010, his contract was purchased by the Mariners after Josh Bard was placed on the DL. He made his Mariner debut two days later against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, going 3 for 5 with a home run and 4 RBIs. On June 29, 2010, the Mariners designated Alfonzo for assignment to make room for Bard, who was coming off the disabled list. Colorado Rockies Alfonzo was signed by the Colorado Rockies as a minor league free agent on January 28, 2011. He was called up to the major leagues on July 15, 2011, from the Rockies' AAA farm team, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On the day of his debut, the first at bat for the Rockies was a home run. In September 2011, Alfonzo became the second major league player (Manny Ramirez was the first) to be suspended 100 games for a second positive drug test. Alfonzo appealed and managed to get the suspension overturned for procedural reasons. Los Angeles Dodgers He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 10, 2013. He had received an invite to Major League camp, but contracted Dengue fever in his native Venezuela during the offseason. Since he was not allowed to fly to spring training, the Dodgers rescinded the Major League camp invite but kept him on his minor league contract. The Dodgers eventually loaned him out to the Diablos Rojos del México in the Mexican League. He hit .374 with 21 homers and 60 RBI in Mexico before rejoining the Dodgers organization and being assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, where he played in 19 games and hit .284 with 3 homers and 14 RBI. Alfonso spent the 2014 season with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. On April 15, 2016, Alfonzo signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on July 8, 2016. Saraperos de Saltillo On July 14, 2016, Alfonzo signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on April 2, 2017. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela References External links 1979 births