Sergio Junior Alcántara Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall. He was born on July 10, 1996. (MLB). In Major League Baseball, he has played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Alcántara signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2012, receiving a $700,000 signing bonus. He debuted professionally in 2013, with the Arizona League Diamondbacks, where he spent the full season, slashing.243/.398/.320 with 16 RBIs in 48 games.
On September 4, 2020, the Tigers called up Alcántara as a 29th man for a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, but he was sent back to the alternative training camp without seeing action.
On February 5, 2021, Alcántara was claimed by the Chicago Cubs off waivers from the Tigers. On February 18, 2021, Alcántara was designated for assignment after the signing of Brandon Workman was made official.
On February 20, Alcántara was outrighted and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. On May 30, Alcántara was selected to the active roster. He was designated for assignment on March 23, 2022, to make room on the roster for Mychal Givens.
On March 27, 2022, Alcántara was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations. He was named to Arizona’s opening day roster on April 7. He was designated for assignment on May 6. On May 9, 2022, the San Diego Padres claimed him off waivers from the Diamondbacks.