page_title: Alexi Ogando
section_title: Texas Rangers
hierarchical_section_title: Alexi Ogando / Professional career / Texas Rangers
caption_attribution_description: English: Alexi Ogando pitching for the Rangers against the LA Dodgers.
context_page_description: Alexi Ogando Acosta is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians. He was an MLB All-Star in 2011.
context_section_description: On February 12, 2010, Ogando and Omar Beltré, who was also involved in the human trafficking ring out of the Dominican Republic, were granted visas, and allowed to attend spring training, arriving in the U.S. on February 16. After spring training, he was assigned to the double A Frisco RoughRiders and soon earned a promotion to triple A after dominating the Texas League with a 1.15 ERA in 15.2 innings.
  Although he made three starts with Frisco, he pitched exclusively in relief with the Oklahoma City RedHawks. He appeared in 11 games with Oklahoma City before earning a trip to the major leagues. He replaced starting pitcher Rich Harden on the 25 man roster when Harden was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list with a left gluteal muscle strain. He made his major league debut on June 15, pitching one inning and earning the win against the Florida Marlins. Playing in an NL park, Ogando also got his first hit as a batter. Ogando became just the third relief pitcher since 1900 to win his first three major league appearances. Ogando finished the season with a 4–1 record and an impressive 1.30 ERA.
  Ogando started the 2011 season as the Texas Rangers' fifth starter following an injury to Tommy Hunter in spring training. He made his first start on April 5, pitching six scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners. He started the season 7–0 with a 2.20 ERA and one of the lowest WHIPs in the major leagues. He lost his first game as a starter in a blowout against the Yankees. On July 10, 2011, Ogando was named to the American League All Star team for the first time in his career. Ogando replaced CC Sabathia, who was replacing James Shields, because each was starting against each other on Sunday before the All-Star break.
  Ogando's pitching performance saw a dramatic decline in the second-half of the season as his total innings far surpassed his 2010 totals. He finished 2011 with 13–8 record and a 3.51 ERA.
  In the playoffs, Ogando was converted back to a reliever and won in game 1 of the 2011 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers. Of Ogando's versatility as a starter and reliever, manager Ron Washington remarked, "what a weapon to have".  In game 7 of the 2011 World Series, Ogando relieved Mike Gonzalez, who was injured and left the game with a 3-2 count on the batter, Allen Craig, and recorded the strikeout.
  On June 9, 2013, Ogando was added to the disabled list for the second time in the 2013 season. He missed most of the 2014 season with injuries, pitching to a 2-3 record and a 6.84 ERA in 25 innings pitched. He was non-tendered on December 2, 2014, and became a free agent.
caption: Ogando pitching for the Texas Rangers during spring training in 2011
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