Fermín Alexis Infante Carpio (born December 4, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball

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. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., he batted and threw right handed. Born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Infante played for the

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and

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in a span of four seasons from 1987 to 1990. In the 1980s, the Blue Jays called Infante its best defensive

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in the

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next to

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Ozzie Guillén Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (; born January 20, 1964) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball player who is the current manager (baseball), manager of Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan League. He played in Major League B ...

. Infante had exceptional range and enough arm to make a throw from the hole, but he was unable to help himself with the bat. In a four-season career, Infante was mostly used as a late-inning defense replacement as well as a

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. He posted a .109

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with 11

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and one

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without

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s or RBI in 60 game appearances. Besides, Infante spent ten seasons in the Toronto and Atlanta minor league systems between 1982 and 1996, compiling a .255 average with 12 homers and 249 RBI in 880 games. In between, he played and managed for the

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in the

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, and played winter ball for the

Cardenales de Lara The Cardenales de Lara () is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). Founded in 1942 and based in Barquisimeto, the Cardenales have won seven domestic titles, including back-to-back in 1998 and 1999, 2019, 2020 and ...

club of the Venezuelan League. After his playing days, Infante managed the Dominican Summer League Rangers and also has coached for a long time in his native country for the Cardenales.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Infante, Alexis 1961 births Living people Atlanta Braves players Cardenales de Lara players Florence Blue Jays players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Knoxville Blue Jays players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mexican League baseball players Mexican League baseball managers Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers Olmecas de Tabasco players Baseball players from Barquisimeto Richmond Braves players Syracuse Chiefs players Toronto Blue Jays players Venezuelan baseball coaches Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen

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