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Albert Almora made
his first appearance at Cooperstown Dreams
Park with the Broward Bulldogs (FL) during
week 2 in 2005. He returned twice in 2006,
week 5 with the Miami River Dogs (FL) and
N.A.T.C. with Team Rawlings Black (MO).
With the Miami River Dogs, Albert was
crowned the King of Swat with six
homeruns.
Albert attends Mater Academy Charter High
(Hialeah Gardens, FL) and has been playing
on the varsity baseball team since 8th
grade. During his freshman season (2009),
Albert posted a .423 BA, with 34 RBI, 13
doubles, 6 triples and 3 home runs.
In 2009 he received Baseball Coaches
Association (BCA) Rookie of the Year Award
and freshman of the year and was ranked
number one in the world as a 14-year old
by USA Baseball.
Albert has been part of USA Baseball's
national teams for several years. Albert
competed with the 2009 16U USA National
team in Taipe, Taiwan. The team won gold
against Cuba. In 11 games, Albert's stats
included .356 BA (15 RBI, 3 doubles, 1
triple and a home run), 5 stolen bases and
walked 3 times. Albert is playing with the
2010 18U USA National team. The squad
finished the summer with 19-2 record and
tournament-best 7-1 in the World
Championships.
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