Henderson Javier Alvarez was born on April 18,1990 and is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatan of the Mexican League.
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18 Facts About Henderson Alvarez
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Henderson Alvarez has played in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 through 2012, the Miami Marlins from 2013 through 2015, and the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017.
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Henderson Alvarez threw a no-hitter for the Marlins on the last day of the 2013 season, and was named an MLB All-Star during the 2014 season.
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Henderson Alvarez did not pitch in MLB during the 2016 season due to a shoulder injury.
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Henderson Alvarez played 2010 with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.
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Henderson Alvarez started the 2011 season with Dunedin, but was promoted after two starts to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League.
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Henderson Alvarez pitched eight full innings, giving up three hits, no walks and recording five strikeouts.
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At 21 years and 135 days, Henderson Alvarez becomes the youngest Blue Jays' pitcher to record a win since Kelvim Escobar in 1997, and the youngest starting pitcher to record the win for the Jays since Phil Huffman in 1979.
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Henderson Alvarez spent most of the first half of the 2013 regular season on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.
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On September 29,2013, the final game of the Marlins 2013 season, Henderson Alvarez threw the 282nd no-hitter in MLB history, in a game against the Detroit Tigers.
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Henderson Alvarez became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the final game of the regular season since Mike Witt in 1984, when he did so for the California Angels.
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Henderson Alvarez opened the 2014 season with two complete game shutouts in his first seven starts.
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On July 14,2017, Henderson Alvarez signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league.
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On March 14,2018, Henderson Alvarez signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.
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On November 16,2018, Henderson Alvarez signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.
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On July 20,2019, Henderson Alvarez signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.
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Henderson Alvarez won the American Association championship with the Milkmen in 2020.
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On December 28,2021, Henderson Alvarez signed with the Leones de Yucatan of the Mexican League for the 2022 season.
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