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Published on: 4/9/2007
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Edgar AlfonzoBrooklyn Cyclones
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Edgar Alfonzo
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Edgar Alfonzo, who guided the Brooklyn club to a league championship in 2001, will return to manage the Cyclones again in 2007.He made history as the franchise's first manager during an inaugural campaign that brought baseball back to Brooklyn, and produced a dominant 55-25 record - still a club best.That season, Alfonzo was named Baseball America's 2001 Short-Season Manager of the Year.
Edgar has served as the New York Mets' Minor League Infield Coordinator for the past three seasons, working with the organization's prospects at each of the seven affiliate levels.Prior to that, he was the hitting coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League in 2002, and Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 2003.Alfonzo played for 12 years in the minor leagues with the Anaheim Angels and Baltimore Orioles organizations and also played in the Mexican League and the Taiwan League.His best season came in 1994 for Bowie (AA) of the Eastern League when he hit .309 with 35 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 73 RBI and 13 stolen bases.
Alfonzo, 39, also has a number of family ties throughout the organization.His younger brother, Edgardo, was an All-Star infielder for the Mets, who played at Shea from 1995-2002.Another younger brother, Robert, is an international scout for the Mets.His oldest son, also named Edgar, is a Mets' minor leaguer, who spent parts of 2004 and 2005 pitching for the Cyclones.
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