Alfredo Angarita

Alfredo Javier Angarita Bocaney

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 155 lb.

• Born November 16, 1996 in Maracay, Aragua Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Alfredo Angarita played as high as AAA.

Angarita was signed by Houston Astros scouts Oz Ocampo, Oscar Alvarado and Carlos Barrios in 2015. As a utility man for the DSL Astros Blue in 2016, he hit .207/.365/.276 with 41 walks in 55 games. He tied McGregory Contreras for 10th in the Dominican Summer League in walks. He split '17 between the DSL Astros Blue (5 for 25, 2B, 3B, 8 BB, 7 R in 9 G) and GCL Astros (.273/.347/.318 in 32 G). He made his Venezuelan League debut that winter, hitting .304/.396/.337 for the Bravos de Margarita, fielding .988 as their main second baseman.

In 2018, he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits (.247/.332/.323 in 63 G), Buies Creek Astros (.232/.289/.268 in 32 G) and Fresno Grizzlies (0 for 2, SF). He played 2B, SS, 3B, CF and LF that season. That winter, he was 0 for 4 with a walk for the Bravos. He bounced around in 2019, with stops for the GCL Astros (.258/.324/.258 in 8 G), Fayetteville Woodpeckers (.159/.307/.159 in 28 G) and Corpus Christi Hooks (1 for 14, 2 BB) to end his time in the 'Stros system. He batted .271/.326/.312 for Margarita in 2019-2020. He saw reduced action in 2020-2021 (4 for 14, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI) as Erick Salcedo took over the second base job for the Bravos.

He starred for France's Savigny Lions in 2021, batting .393/.513/.492 with 18 runs in 19 games, fielding .986. He was 4th in the French Division I in average, 10th in slugging, 3rd in OBP (behind Forrest Crawford and Amin Touahri) and tied for 8th in assists (43). He was 1 for 5 with a double and a run for the Bravos in 2021-2022.

He was on Venezuela's initial roster for the 2022 Bolivarian Games but was cut?injured? before the baseball portion began and was not on the roster at that point. He still made it into international competition that year, playing for France in the 2022 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. Batting second and playing second in their opener against Great Britain, he grounded out against McKenzie Mills. He singled his next time up but was 0 for 6 the rest of the tournament.