Victor Alfonso Alcántara (born April 3, 1993) is a Dominican former professional

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Alcántara signed with the

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as an international free agent in May 2012. He made his professional debut with the

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that year. He spent 2013 with the

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of the Rookie-level Pioneer League and 2014 with the

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of the Class A

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. In 2014, he was selected to represent the Angels at the All-Star Futures Game. Alcántara started 2015 with the

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of the

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California League. The Angels added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Detroit Tigers

After the 2016 season, the Angels traded Alcántara to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for

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. He pitched for the Erie SeaWolves of the

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Eastern League and the

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of the

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International League. The Tigers promoted Alcántara to the major leagues on September 5, 2017, and made his major league debut that day. He cleared outright waivers on December 11, 2017.

2018

Alcántara started the 2018 season with the Triple-A

, and the Tigers called him up on July 5, 2018. He pitched 30 innings at the major league level in 2018, posting a 2.40 ERA with 21 strikeouts.

2019

Alcántara made the team out of spring training in 2019 and earned the opening day win out of the bullpen against the

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. Alcántara was outrighted off the Tigers roster and elected free agency on October 24.

2020

On February 21, 2020, Alcántara was suspended for 80 games for violating the major league drug program when he tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance

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