Alberto A. �rias is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. In 2006, �rias played in Minor League Baseball with the Tulsa Drillers. �rias made his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies in 2007 and made 6 relief appearances, going 1?0 with a 4.91 ERA. On July 31, 2008, the Houston Astros claimed him off waivers from the Rockies and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock. In 2009, �rias took a big step forward in his career, setting career-best marks in games played, innings pitched, WHIP and ERA. �rias missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injury. On October 24, 2011, he re-signed a minor league contract with the Astros. 

October 14th, 1983 in Santo Domingo (Age 40)