Fausto Álvarez, the Amsterdam Pirates DH and batting coach, hits his 9th home run of the season. That represents a new Hoofdklasse record in the wooden bat era (since 2000), breaking Ivanon Coffie’s old mark. Álvarez is 46 years and 7 months old and already collecting a pension after retiring from Cuban play earlier in the decade.

On July 8, 2007 — Fausto Álvarez, the Amsterdam Pirates DH and batting coach, hits his 9th home run of the season. That represents a new Hoofdklasse record in the wooden bat era (since 2000), breaking Ivanon Coffie’s old mark. Álvarez is 46 years and 7 months old and already collecting a pension after retiring from Cuban play earlier in the decade.

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