Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (; ; born February 7, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher. He has played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball, most recently in 2011 with the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-handed. Eliézer is the second cousin of former MLB star Edgardo Alfonzo. Professional career St. Louis Cardinals Alfonzo originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals on July 13, 1996. Alfonzo made his professional debut as a third baseman for St. Louis' affiliate in Dominican Summer League he batted .325 in 24 games. He was converted to catcher in 1997 and batted .275 in 38 contests for the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals. Milwaukee Brewers He stayed in the Cardinals' organization until being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on June 13, 2000 to complete off-season trade that sent Fernando Viña to the Cardinals. He spent remainder of the 2000 campaign at the Class-A Beloit Snappers hitting a combined 26 doubles, 10 home runs and 48 RBIs in 109 games. In 2001, he set a career high with 28 doubles for Beloit, batting .277 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs in 106 games. He logged his final year in the Milwaukee chain in 2002, splitting time with Class-A High Desert Mavericks and Double-A Huntsville Stars. He was a .349 hitter in 12 games in California League, then batted .258 with 7 home runs and 38 RBIs in the Southern League. Chicago Cubs and Independent League Alfonzo signed a minor league deal with Chicago Cubs in 2003, but was released March 29. Later that season he signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League in May. He batted .300 with 15 doubles, 9 home runs and 46 RBIs in 68 games with the Saints. Florida Marlins In 2004, Alfonzo was selected to the Florida State League All-Star team during lone campaign in Marlins organization. He batted .281 with 112 hits, 18 home runs and 70 RBIs in 105 games for the Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads. San Francisco Giants He signed with the San Francisco Giants in 2004. He played at the three top rungs of Giants organizational ladder during 2005 season marking his first year in system, seeing action for the Class-A San Jose Giants, the Double-A Norwich Navigators and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies. He clubbed a career-high 23 home runs to tie for second most