Radhames Alviro Dykhoff (born September 27, 1974) is an Aruban former

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. He appeared in one game for the

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in . Dykhoff was listed as being , with a listed playing weight of . Dykhoff was originally signed to his first contract as an amateur free agent by the Orioles on January 6, 1993, by scout Jesus "Chu" Halabi.. His cousin,

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, signed with the Orioles a few months later. After pitching in the Orioles' minor league system for a few years, he made it to the big leagues for a brief stint with the

in 1998. On June 7 of that year, Radhames became the fourth Aruban to appear in the major leagues. A southpaw, Radhames lasted just one

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, giving up two hits, a walk, while striking a single batter out. He allowed two earned runs, giving him a gaudy career

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of 18.00, and wore the number 28 on his jersey. After his brief major league stint, Dykhoff returned to the minors. He continued to play in the Orioles system until being claimed on waivers by the

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on April 6, 2000. During the 2000 season, he appeared in a combined 49 games for the Mets AA (

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)and AAA (

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) farm clubs, but was not called up to the major league squad.Ultimate Mets Database - Radhames Dijhoff
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in the

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farm system to finish his professional career. He is, to date, the only one of the five Aruban MLB players not to have been knighted in his native land.

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