Alvin Colina


Alvin Enrique Colina is a retired professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 2006–2007.

Career

Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in, Colina made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 18,, against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. He collected an RBI single in his first at-bat.
Colina was designated for assignment by the Rockies September 7,, and claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on September 11. Colina did not play for the Reds and became a free agent after the season. On December 5, 2007, the Reds re-signed Colina to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Atlanta Braves in January. In January 2010 Colina, signed a minor league contract with a Spring Training invitation with Tampa Bay Rays
On March 10, 2011, he signed a contract with the Lancaster Barnstormers. and he has played for two other different teams while being in the Atlantic League from 2011 to 2013.
Colina was traded to the Camden Riversharks where he played for 2 seasons and later played with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs team. While living in Maryland, he was arrested for shoplifting. He resides in his home country of Venezuela as a retired player.