Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011) was a Dominican

Dominican Republic

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 outfielder

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 who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)

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 with the San Francisco Giants

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 (1960–1965), Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (1966–1970), St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1971–1972, 1973), Oakland Athletics

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 (1972

1972 Oakland Athletics season

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), New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 (1973

1973 New York Yankees season

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) and San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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 (1974

1974 San Diego Padres season

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). He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Taiheiyo Club Lions from 1974 through 1976.

He was the middle of a trio of baseball

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-playing brothers that included the older Felipe and Jesús

Jesús Alou

Jesús María Rojas Alou is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During a 17-year baseball career, he played for the San Francisco Giants , Houston Astros , Oakland Athletics , and New York Mets...

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