Alex Verdugo Mexican-American Baseball Outfielder
Verdugo’s father, Joe, is from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. His mother Shelley is from Minnesota. Verdugo attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona. Alexander Brady Verdugo is a Mexican-American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.
The Dodgers selected Verdugo in the second round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2017, before being traded to the Red Sox after the 2019 season. And was traded to the Yankees before the 2024 season. In 2017, Verdugo committed to represent the Mexican national team and was subsequently called up to the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics.
On December 5, 2023, the Red Sox traded Verdugo to the New York Yankees in exchange for Richard Fitts, Greg Weisert, and Nicholas Judis.
After struggling to start the 2024 season and experiencing skin problems and arm pain throughout 2021, Verdugo sought allergy testing during the All-Star break. It was determined that he was allergic to the cobalt and chromate present in his batting gloves.
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