Alexander Melchor Pacheco Lara (born July 19, 1973) is a former

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who played for the

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in its 1996 season. Listed at 6' 3" , 200 lb. , Pacheco batted and threw right handed. He was born in

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The Expos signed Pacheco as an amateur

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in 1989. Pacheco made his debut with the Gulf Coast League Expos in 1990, spending six seasons in the Montreal Minor League system, where he was mostly used as a

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and

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, until he joined the big team in April 1996. In five relief appearances for the Expos, Pacheco posted an 11.12

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and did not have a decision or save, giving up seven

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s on eight hits and one

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while

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seven in 5⅔ innings of work. Pacheco spent the remainder of the 1996 season with the

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. Late in the year, he was sent along with

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to the

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for Trey Moore,

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. Pacheco spent 1997 in the Mariners' organization, and later pitched for the

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Triple A teams in a span of three seasons from 1998 to 2002. In between, Pacheco played winter ball for four clubs of the

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during 13 seasons between 1989 and 2002, as well as for the

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of the

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in 2000 and 2002–2003. Overall, Pacheco had a 50–54 record with a 4.34 ERA and 55 saves at six different levels, along with 649 strikeouts and 348 walks in 713⅓ innings. After his playing retirement, Pacheco became a

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in the Venezuelan League.

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