Franquelis Antonio Osoria (born September 12, 1981) is a retired

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Career

Osoria made his Major League Baseball debut with the

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on June 7, . In December , he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After spending most of the season with the Pirates' Triple-A club in Indianapolis, going 2-5 with a 2.63

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in 39 games as a reliever, he was called up by the Pirates on August 4, . On July 31, , he was designated for assignment after the Pirates traded Jason Bay for four players. On November 30, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. Like fellow reliever

Antonio Alfonseca Antonio Alfonseca (; ; born April 16, 1972) is a Dominican former relief pitcher. He last pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Alfonseca also played for the Florida Marlins (–, ), the Chicago Cubs (–), the Atlan ...

, Osoria has an extra digit on his throwing hand.

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