Alejandro Antonio "Alex" Prieto [pre-AY-to] (born June 19, 1976 in Caracas

Caracas

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, Venezuela

Venezuela

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) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 second baseman

Second baseman

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 and right-handed batter who is currently a member of the Edmonton Capitals

Edmonton Capitals

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 of the North American League

North American League

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. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the Minnesota Twins. In those seasons, Prieto batted

Batting average

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 .209 with one home run

Home run

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 and four RBI

Run batted in

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 in 24 games.

Prieto played for the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 AAA-affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox

Pawtucket Red Sox

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 in . In , he played for the Bridgeport Bluefish

Bridgeport Bluefish

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 in the Atlantic League

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. In , he played for the Long Island Ducks

Long Island Ducks

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 of the Atlantic League.

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