Eduardo Cortes Alvarez (born January 30, 1990) is a Cuban-American professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to his baseball career, he was a short track speed skater and baseball player who represented the United States and medaled at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the sixth athlete and third American ever to medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics in different disciplines. After his MLB debut on August 5, 2020, Alvarez became the first Winter Olympics athlete and the first non-baseball Olympian since Jim Thorpe to play Major League Baseball. Only Alvarez and Jim Thorpe have played Major League Baseball and won an Olympic Medal in another sport.
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Eduardo Cortes Alvarez 30 January 1990 (age 35) Miami, Florida, USA
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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