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Manny Alexander
Manny de Jesús Alexander was born on March 20, 1971, in Restauración. He played mostly shortstop but also second base, third base, outfield, left field, right field, and first base, and also was a designated hitter. The Baltimore Orioles signed him on February 4, 1988, and he debuted in the major leagues for the Orioles on September 18, 1992, at age twenty-one, the youngest player in the American League in 1992. He was traded to the New York Mets on March 22, 1997, given to the Chicago Cubs as part of a deal on August 14, 1997, and traded to the Boston Red Sox on December 12, 1999. The Seattle Mariners signed him as a free agent on February 18, 2001, and the New York Yankees signed him as a free agent on February 4, 2002. The Milwaukee Brewers purchased him on August 10, 2002, and the Texas Rangers signed him as a free agent on November 15, 2004. He was then traded to the San Diego Padres on August 31, 2005. In 2007 he was released by the Padres during spring training.
1993
Domingo Jean
Domingo Luisa Jean was born on January 9, 1969, in Consuelo. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox on May 8, 1989, and traded to the New York Yankees on January 10, 1992. He debuted in the major leagues on August 8, 1993, for the Yankees and played his final game on October 3, 1993. He played only one season in the major leagues, with a 4.46 ERA.
Salomón Torres
Salomón Ramírez Torres was born on March 11, 1972, in Barrio Blanco. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the San Francisco Giants on September 15, 1999, and debuted in the major leagues for the Giants on August 29, 1993. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on May 21, 1995. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on December 30, 2001, and then traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 7, 2007. In his career as of 2008, he had struck out 540 batters and had an ERA of 4.31.
Norberto Martin
Norberto Edonal McDonald Martin was born on December 10, 1966, in Villa Velasquez, San Pedro de Macorís. The White Sox signed him on March 27, 1984. He debuted in the major leagues on September 20, 1993, for the Chicago White Sox. He played mostly second base. He played his final game on May 4, 1999, for the Toronto Blue Jays. He had a .357 batting average in his first season (1993), a .350 batting average in 1996, and a .300 batting average in 1997. His major-league career average was only .278, largely because of low batting averages in his final two years.
1994
Héctor Carrasco
Héctor Pacheco Pipo Carrasco was born on October 22, 1969, in Barrio México. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the New York Mets on March 20, 1988. The Houston Astros signed him as a free agent on January 21, 1992. He was traded to the Florida Marlins on November 17, 1992, given to the Cincinnati Reds on September 10, 1993, and debuted in the major leagues on April 4, 1994, for the Cincinnati Reds, then traded to the Kansas City Royals on July 15, 1997, drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 18, 1997, selected by the Minnesota Twins on April 3, 1998, and then traded to the Boston Red Sox on September 9, 2000. The Toronto Blue Jays signed him as a free agent on January 9, 2001, the Minnesota Twins signed him as a free agent on March 30, 2001, the Texas Rangers signed him as a free agent on January 23, 2002, the Baltimore Orioles signed him as a free agent on March 1, 2003, the Washington Nationals signed him as a free agent on February 3, 2005, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed him as a free agent on December 2, 2005, the Nationals signed him as a free agent on July 18, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on January 24, 2008, and the Chicago Cubs signed him as a free agent on May 6, 2008. At the end of his twelfth season, in 2008, he had a 3.99 ERA and had hit 69 home runs.
José Oliva
José Galvez Oliva was born on March 3, 1971, in