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Alex Avila

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Born
1987 (37 years old)

Birth Place

Hialeah,Florida

Position
Catcher

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White

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Height
5' 11"

Weight
228

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Alexander Thomas Avila (born January 29, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2009 and 2021 he played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals.
Avila was the Tigers' starting catcher for the team's four straight American League Central Division titles, which included catching Cy Young Award seasons for starting pitchers Justin Verlander in 2011 and Max Scherzer in 2013.
On January 31, 2018, Avila signed a two-year contact with the Arizona Diamondbacks. For the 2018 season, he had the highest strikeout percentage among major leaguers against right-handed pitchers (39.5%).