Alex Pacheco

Alexander Melchor Pacheco Lara (born July 19, 1973) is a Venezuelan former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos in its 1996 season. Listed at 6' 3" , 200 lb. , Pacheco batted and threw right handed. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

Career The Expos signed Pacheco as an amateur free agent in 1989. Pacheco made his debut with the Gulf Coast League Expos in 1990, spending six seasons in the Montreal Minor League system, where he was mostly used as a long reliever and spot starter, as well as for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League in 2000 and 2002–2003.

Overall, Pacheco had a 50–54 record with a 4.34 ERA and 55 saves at six different levels, along with 649 strikeouts and 348 walks in innings.

After his playing retirement, Pacheco became a coach in the Venezuelan League.