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Meet the Prospect: Reds' Yonder Alonso

By FanHouse TVJul 12th 2010 – 5:00PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- FanHouse TV's Dan Graziano and Frankie Piliere were all over the 2010 Futures Game at Angel Stadium. In this video, get to know Reds prospect Yonder Alonso. A Cuban native and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft, Alonso was selected as a first baseman, but he's also learning to play the...

Rangers, Not Yankees, Trade for Mariners' Cliff Lee

By FanHouse StaffJul 9th 2010 – 4:30PM

In a stunning reversal after a day filled with speculation that Cliff Lee would be traded to the Yankees at any moment, the cash-strapped Texas Rangers swooped in and closed a deal for the coveted Mariners left-hander Friday afternoon. The Rangers acquired Lee and reliever Mark Lowe from Seattle for a package built...

Meet the NL Central Draft Picks

By Pat LackeyJun 5th 2008 – 10:45PM

Now that the exciting action of MLB's amateur draft has completed it's first round, it's time to take a look at our country's next millionaires. Here's a quick glance at the first round selections by the teams of the AL West.Pittsburgh Pirates (2)- Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt (pictured)- Are you ready to live in a world...

Yonder Alonso News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 Tweet the Vote to help make Padres All-Stars Source: MLB - San Diego Padres First baseman Yonder Alonso might well be in the discussion for the National League Rookie of the Year Award at the end of the season, but for now, he might represent the team's best chance to win a spot on the NL All-Star Game roster.
  • 05/30/12 Tiny, early signs that Quentin's having effect Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA A mere peek, almost indiscernible from the stands at Wrigley Field, was confirmation enough to Yonder Alonso that the long-delayed presence of Carlos Quentin in the Padres already had changed things.
  • 05/24/12 Yonder Alonso is hitting for a nice average for the... Source: Padres Locker 25-year old lefty swinging 1B Yonder Alonso is hitting for a nice average, but he isn't producing much power wise.
  • 05/22/12 • Cards nip Padres Source: The Hawk Eye - Burlington IA Tyler Greene hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman's two-run double in the top half, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night.
  • 05/22/12 Cardinals beat Padres 4-3, end 4-game slump Source: Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville IL Jason Motte (3-1) allowed Guzman's two-run double in the eighth for his second blown save in three chances, but finished off the win.

Background on Yonder Alonso

Yonder Alonso (born April 8, 1987 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.

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