Aztec Trainer! Alfredo Amézaga already debuted with Detroit

At the beginning of the year, it was announced that the Mexican Benjamin Gil, a former Mexican professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB), and who has had a successful career as a coach in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), would take a position within the Los Angeles Angels coaching staff, a team where he had the opportunity to win the World Series.

Today, it was revealed that the former major league player, Alfredo Amezagahas already made his debut as first base coach for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball, having been promoted directly from Detroit’s Triple-A branch.

Amézaga played for 9 seasons in the Majors, wearing the uniform of the then Anaheim Angels, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Florida Marlins.

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The native of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, is now living the dream of being at the highest level of professional baseball in the United States, but as a coach, something that few can boast.

Alfredo Amézaga is rubbing shoulders with figures like Javier Baez2 times All Star, World Series champion, once leader in RBI, with a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger, as well as with the mythical Miguel Cabrera, 12 times All Star, 2 times leader in home runs in the League American, 4 times Batting champion, and 2 times Most Valuable Player of the American League, among a huge number of recognitions.

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During his time as a baseball player, Amézaga was also a prominent member of the Ciudad Obregón Yaquis in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), with his last 2 years as a professional wearing the Culiacán Tomateros jersey.

I currently work as a web writer, specialized in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the EL DEBATE Neighborhood Basketball Tournament for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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