Sergio Junior Alcántara Hernández (born July 10, 1996) is a Dominican

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in the

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organization. He has played in

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(MLB) for the Cubs,

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, and

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Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Alcántara signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2012 for a $700,000 signing bonus. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the AZL Diamondbacks and spent the whole season there, slashing .243/.398/.320 with 16 RBIs in 48 games. In 2014, he played for the

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where he batted .244 with one home run and 18 RBIs in 70 games, and in 2015, he played for the

Kane County Cougars The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play their ho ...

and

Hillsboro Hops The Hillsboro Hops are a Minor League Baseball team in the northwest United States, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, a city in the Portland metropolitan area. The Hops are members of the Northwest League as an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. ...

where he posted a combined .223 batting average with one home run and 28 RBIs in 91 total games between the two teams. He spent 2016 with the AZL Diamondbacks, Hillsboro, Kane County and the

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, compiling a .284 batting average with one home run and 26 RBIs in 76 total games. He began 2017 back with Visalia.

Detroit Tigers

On July 18, 2017 the Diamondbacks traded Alcántara along with Dawel Lugo and Jose King to the

for J. D. Martinez. Detroit assigned him to the

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and he finished the season there. In 121 total games between Visalia and Lakeland, he slashed .266/.334/.339 with three home runs, 35 RBIs, and a .673 OPS. The Tigers added Alcántara to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. In 2018, he spent the full season with the Double-A

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, where he hit .271 with a home run, 37 RBIs, and eighteen doubles. For the second straight season, Alcantara would remain at the Double-A level for the full season during the 2019 season. Playing in 102 games (18 fewer than in 2018) he finished the season with a .247 average and .346 OBP. He hit two home runs, had 27 RBIs, but walked 48 times, six times more than in 2018. Alcántara was invited to spring training for the 2020 season but it was cut short due to the

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pandemic. When the league started but up in the summer, Alcántara missed the beginning of summer camp when he tested positive for COVID-19. On September 4, 2020, the Tigers called up Alcántara as the 29th man for a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins but was sent back down to the alternate training site afterwards without getting a chance to play. He was called up again the next day and made his major league debut on September 6. Alcántara hit a home run in his first at-bat with the Tigers, becoming the eighth Tiger player to accomplish this feat, and the first position player for the Tigers to do since

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in 1974. Overall with the 2020 Detroit Tigers, Alcántara batted .143 with one home run and 1 RBI in 10 games. On January 29, 2021, Alcántara was

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by the Tigers following the signing of

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Chicago Cubs

On February 5, 2021, Alcántara was claimed by the

off waivers from the Tigers. On February 18, 2021, Alcántara was designated for assignment after the signing of

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was made official. On February 20, Alcántara was outrighted and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. On May 30, Alcántara was selected to the active roster. He was designated for assignment on March 23, 2022, to make room on the roster for

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Arizona Diamondbacks (second stint)

On March 27, 2022, Alcántara was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. He was named to Arizona's opening day roster on April 7. He was designated for assignment on May 6.

San Diego Padres

On May 9, 2022, the

claimed him off waivers from the Diamondbacks. He was designated for assignment on June 30.

Arizona Diamondbacks (third stint)

On July 5, 2022, the

claimed him off waivers from the Padres. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Chicago Cubs (second stint)

On December 20, 2022, Alcantara signed a minor league deal with the

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