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Alfredo Amézaga Delgado (Spanish pronunciation: , English: /əˈmɛzəɡə/;born January 16, 1978, in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Colorado Rockies. In his career he has played 265 games in the outfield (most of them in center field), 115 games at shortstop, 71 games at third base, 60 games at second base and 6 games at first base. The only positions he has not played are pitcher and catcher.

Amézaga graduated from Miami High School and St. Petersburg Junior College. He played for Yaquis de Obregón in the Mexican Pacific League between MLB seasons for several years and appeared for the Mexican team in both the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classic.

He was drafted one spot ahead of Albert Pujols at 401st overall in the 1999 Draft by the Anaheim Angels. In his first professional season with the Class-A Boise Hawks he hit .322 and was named to the Northwest League All-Star team. In 2000 with the Lake Elsinore Storm he hit .279, was an honorable mention selection to the California League All-star team and was second in the league with 73 stolen bases. In 2001 with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers he hit .312 in 70 games and was named to both the mid-season and post-season Texas League All-Star teams. He also played as a member of the "World Team" at the All-Star Futures Game and was named the Angels "Minor League Defensive Player of the Year." In 2003, he was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team, while leading all Angels minor leaguers with a .347 average for the AAA Salt Lake Stingers.

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