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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Alfredo Despaigne
|image=File:Hawks54-Despaigne_(cropped).jpg
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|caption=Despaigne with the SoftBank Hawks in 2017
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1986|6|17}}
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'''Alfredo Despaigne
==Career==
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===Chiba Lotte Marines===
On July 15, 2014, he signed with the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] of the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.marines.co.jp/news/detail/13778.html | title=アルフレド・デスパイネ・ロドリゲス選手の獲得について | work=千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=July 15, 2014 | access-date=May 20, 2019 }}</ref> Despaigne appeared in 45 games, hitting .311, with 12 home runs and 33 runs batted in. After the season, on December 8, the Marines signed him<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.marines.co.jp/news/detail/14576.html | title=来季契約について | work=千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=May 20, 2019 }}</ref> to a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cuban outfielder Despaigne re-signs with Chiba Lotte|url=
===Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks===
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In 2022 season, Despaigne did not make it to the opening game of the season after hurting his right ankle in the Cuban League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/902616/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news デスパイネ、6日にも2軍戦で実戦復帰へ 右足首痛めてリハビリ中|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=April 5, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> He finally joined the team on May 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/924401/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク、デスパイネを今季初めて出場選手登録|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=May 17, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> On June 3, he recorded his first home run of the season in the [[Interleague play (NPB)|interleague play]] against the [[Chunichi Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/934555/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news デスパイネ「やっぱりうれしいね」今季初本塁打＆初打点に笑顔|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=June 3, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> However, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]] and was again removed from the first team registration by regulation on June 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/947673/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news 甲斐拓也、デスパイネら5人が新たに陽性判定 感染者は計14人に コロナ禍のソフトバンクにまた衝撃|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=June 28, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> He returned to the team on July 13 and hit a two-run homer the next day, July 14, against the Orix Buffaloes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/955888/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク5番デスパイネ6番野村大樹 オリックス戦スタメン発表|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=July 13, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/956602/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news まさに「喜びもつかの間」デスパ弾直後の8回に悪夢|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=July 14, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> He finished the regular season with a .269 batting average, 14 home runs, and 40 runs batted in in 89 games, despite his frequent departures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/1003072/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news 去就が流動的なソフトバンク・デスパイネ「来季はこの先ゆっくり考えたい」グラシアルとともに今季振り返る|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=October 19, 2022|accessdate=November 17, 2022}}</ref> He became a free agent following the 2022 season.
On May 31, 2023, Despaigne re-signed with the Hawks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/dd72d017dbe3fb43d170b2aa14404d5664fed28b |title=Yahoo Japan |access-date=2023-06-01 |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601232859/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/dd72d017dbe3fb43d170b2aa14404d5664fed28b |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, he joined the team in July but was limited to only 20 appearances. On December 1, the Hawks announced they would release him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/news/detail/202300449153.html|title=Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/01 (金) 来季契約について|language=ja-JP|website=Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site|date=December 1, 2023|accessdate=December 4, 2023}}</ref>
===Alazanes de Granma===
Despaigne played the [[2024 Cuban National Series]] for the [[Alazanes de Granma]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mailenys|last=Oliva Ferrales|title=Despaigne habla de la postemporada, en su regreso a los play off|url=https://www.granma.cu/deportes/2024-06-29/despaigne-habla-de-la-postemporada-en-su-regreso-a-los-play-off-29-06-2024-01-06-50|website=Granma|date=29 June 2024|access-date=3 July 2024|language=es}}</ref>
==International career==
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