Alvin Enrique Colina (born December 26, 1981) is a retired professional baseball catcher. He played in

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for the Colorado Rockies in 2006–2007.

Career

Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in , Colina made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 18, , against the

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. He collected an RBI

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in his first at-bat. Colina was

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by the Rockies September 7, , and claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on September 11. Colina did not play for the Reds and became a free agent after the season. On December 5, 2007, the Reds re-signed Colina to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Atlanta Braves in January . In January 2010 Colina, signed a minor league contract with a Spring Training invitation with Tampa Bay Rays On March 10, 2011, he signed a contract with the

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. and he has played for two other different teams while being in the Atlantic League from 2011 to 2013. Colina was traded to the Camden Riversharks where he played for 2 seasons and later played with the

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team. While living in Maryland. He resides in his home country of Venezuela as a retired player.

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1981 births Living people Arizona League Rockies players Asheville Tourists players Camden Riversharks players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Durham Bulls players Gwinnett Braves players Lancaster Barnstormers players Leones del Caracas players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Modesto Nuts players Navegantes del Magallanes players People from Puerto Cabello Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players Tiburones de La Guaira players Tri-City Dust Devils players Tulsa Drillers players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Visalia Oaks players {{Venezuela-baseball-catcher-stub

Career

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