Dariel Álvarez


Dariel Álvarez Camejo is a Cuban professional baseball right fielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Álvarez played for Camagüey in the Cuban National Series. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in July 2013. He started his career with the Gulf Coast Orioles hitting.444 with a home run in three games. He was then promoted to the High-A Frederick Keys. After hitting.436/.463/.641 with two home runs in 10 games, he was promoted to the Double-A Bowie Baysox. He finished the year hitting.342/.373/.570 with four home runs in 22 games. Álvarez started 2014 back with Bowie. In July he played in the All-Star Futures Game.

Baltimore Orioles

On August 28, 2015, Álvarez was called up to the Majors. He made his Major League Baseball debut the same day. In his first Major League game, Álvarez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. On September 11, Alvarez hit his first Major League home run in a game against the Kansas City Royals.
After competing for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster in 2016, Álvarez was optioned to Norfolk to start the 2016 season. The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on July 4.
Álvarez converted into a pitcher in 2017 and suffered an injury which required Tommy John surgery. The Orioles released him on April 6. He resigned a minor league deal two days later. Álvarez elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

Toros de Tijuana

On January 14, 2019, Álvarez signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League for the 2019 season.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On June 4, 2019, Álvarez was traded to the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.