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(MPBL). He was an undrafted player signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2008 before being traded to

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. Burger King traded Richard Alonzo to Barako Bull for

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(later the

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) of the

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(ABL) as one of the team's local players after being left unsigned by

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. However, in December 2015, Alonzo, along with

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, Sunday Salvacion,

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, and

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were released by the

after a roster overhaul.

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