Hanser Alberto, Infield, Los Angeles Dodgers

Date of Birth: 10/17/1992
Birthplace: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Hanser Alberto, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was signed by the Texas Rangers in November, 2009. He played in the Rangers' minor league system from 2010 through 2014. During that time, he had 492 hits, 83 doubles, 79 stolen bases, 217 RBIs, and 164 strikeouts to 71 walks. Defensively, as a shortstop, he made 1,293 assists, 264 double plays, 695 putouts, and 88 errors.

In 2014, Alberto won the Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove award for shortstops. He had a .980 fielding percentage with 346 assists, 68 double plays, 190 putouts, and 11 errors in 114 games that season.

Alberto played in 41 games with the Rangers in 2015. He had a .222 batting average with 22 hits. Defensively, he played 24 games at second base, 7 games at third base, and 8 games at shortstop. In 10 at-bats in 3 postseason games, he had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

In 2016, Alberto played in 35 games with the Rangers and in 63 games in the minors.

Alberto spent the 2017 season on the DL. He became a free agent on December 1, 2017. The Rangers re-signed him to a new minor league contract on December 14, 2017. He spent most of the 2018 season in the minors, playing in just 13 games with the Rangers.

The New York Yankees claimed Alberto off waivers on November 2, 2018. The Orioles claimed him off waivers on January 11, 2019. A month and a half later, on February 22nd, the San Francisco Giants claimed him off waivers. The Baltimore Orioles acquired him again on March 1st, when they claimed him off waivers from the Giants. He finished the 2019 season with 160 hits, 21 doubles, 51 RBIs, 50 strikeouts to 16 walks, and a .305 batting average in 139 games with the Orioles. Defensively, he played 90 games at second base, 66 games at third base, 3 games in left field, and 1 game in right field. He also pitched in 1 game.

Alberto played in 54 games with the Orioles in 2020. He finished the season with 62 hits, 15 doubles, 3 home runs, 22 RBIs, 30 strikeouts to 5 walks, and a .283 batting average. Defensively, he played 52 games at second base and 5 games at third base.

Alberto became a free agent on December 2, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on February 5, 2021. He finished the 2021 season with 65 hits, 20 doubles, 24 RBIs, 26 strikeouts to 4 walks, and a .270 batting average in 103 games. After the season ended, he played in the Dominican Winter League.

Alberto became a free agent on October 29, 2021. He signed with the Dodgers on March 23, 2022.

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