Armando Alvarez #56

Armando Francisco Alvarez...Instagram: @amoneyyyy37...graduated from Miami Killian High School (Fla.)...played one season at Florida International University, one at Miami Dade Community College and two at Eastern Kentucky...hit .409 as a senior and combined for 25 home runs and 105 RBI in two seasons with EKU...named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2016 and earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Second Team after leading the NCAA in hits during the regular season (97).

2024

Was an invite to Athletics Spring Training in his first season in A's organization...Began season with Triple-A Las Vegas...Hit .327 (16-for-49) in 15 May games for Aviators and .356 (31-for-87) in 23 June games for Aviators...Had contract selected by Oakland on June 22...Made Major League debut on June 22 vs. Minnesota, entering the game in the eighth inning and playing two innings at third base...Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in second career major league game and first career start on June 25 at Los Angeles-AL...first career hit was double off Tyler Anderson...recorded first career RBI on eighth inning single...Played in seven games for A's from June 22-July 12 and was optioned back to Las Vegas on July 17...Had two more short stints with A's in early August and mid-August replacing Seth Brown and Brent Rooker, both on Paternity List stints...Defensively for Las Vegas, played 34 games (27 starts) at second base, 26 games (22 starts) at third base, 10 games (all starts) in left field, four games (three starts) at first base, four games (all starts) at shortstop and four games (all starts) in rightfield...Hit 333 (39-for-117) with a .961 OPS against left-handed pitching, compared to .290 (56-for-193) with an .894 OPS against right-handed pitching.

2023

Batted .308 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in 71 games with Triple-A Sacramento in a season shortened by a nearly two month stay in the injured list with an inflamed left hand…also had an eight-game rehab assignment with the Giants affiliate in the Arizona Complex League where he hit .357…had a .313 batting average, 18 home runs, 58 RBI and a .952 OPS in 82 games overall...Had career highs in batting, on-base percentage (.383), slugging percentage (.569), OPS, home runs and stolen bases (9)...Tied for third in the Giants farm system in home runs and tied for seventh in extra base hits (37)...Hit .343 (35-for-102) against left-handed pitchers and .296 (55-for-186) against right-handers...Batted .359 with 13 of his 18 home runs with the bases empty, .267 with runners on…had a .247 average with runners in scoring position...Combined for a .278 batting average in his home ballparks compared to .340 on the road...Hit .248 with 11 of his 18 home runs and 27 of his 56 RBI with Sacramento with two strikes...Started 33 games at first base, 26 at third base, 11 at designated hitter and eight at second base…committed 10 errors, including five at third base (.921 fielding percentage), four at first base (.985) and one at second base (.968)...Was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as a pinch hitter...Started games at every spot in the order and saw his most action with 20 starts batting seventh...Went 0-for-4 in two games for Obregon in the Dominican Winter League following the season.

2022

Spent the entire season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batting .278 with 18 homers and 55 RBI in 91 games... Led the RailRiders in slugging (.525) and RBI and ranked second in homers, third in doubles (20) and fourth in runs scored (48).

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Finished second in the Yankees organization in RBI (76) between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

2018

Was an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star with Double-A Trenton…was also named an MILB.com Organization All-Star.

2017

Combined to play in 76 games with Single-A Tampa and Single-A Charleston.

2016

Made his professional debut, playing for short-season Single-A Staten Island and Single-A Charleston.