Alex Ochoa

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Alex Ochoa (Laser Beam)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 18, 1995
Final Game September 29, 2002
Born March 29, 1972 in Miami Lakes, FL USA

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Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1991, Alex Ochoa was a solid outfielder with a decent bat and speed.

Traded to to the New York Mets in 1995 as part of a deal which sent Bobby Bonilla to Baltimore, Ochoa would split time between six major league teams in his eight year career.

Ochoa's greatest success came with the Cincinnati Reds in 2000. He batted .316 with 13 home runs and 58 R.B.I.'s in 118 games and quickly became a fan favorite. Ultimately he was doomed in Cincinnati by the Reds' perrenial depth in the outfield positions and he was traded during the 2001 season to Colorado for second baseman Todd Walker.

Ochoa never again enjoyed the kind of success he had in his brief stint in Cincinnati and was out of the league after spending the 2002 season in Anaheim, where he won a World Series Championship.

He played with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League where he enjoyed moderate success. Chunichi let him go after the 2006 season as he was not performing well enough for someone earning $2 million.

Signed by the Boston Red Sox, Ochoa was released in May. A month later, he returned to Japan with the Hiroshima Carp.