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'''Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo''' (May 17, 1932 – {{circa|September 29, 2024}}) was a [[Dominican Republican|Dominican]] professional baseball player and coach. He was the first person from the [[Dominican Republic]] to play in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), appearing in 324 [[MLB]] [[games played|games]] between 1956 and 1969 as a [[utility player|utilityman]] for the [[San Francisco Giants|New York / San Francisco Giants]] (1956–57, 1966, 1969), [[Detroit Tigers]] (1958, 1960–61), [[Kansas City Athletics]] (1961), [[Baltimore Orioles]] (1962) and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1965).
 
Frequently a [[third baseman]], Virgil played every position except [[pitcher]] and [[center fielder|center field]]. He batted and threw [[right-handed]], was {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|174|lb}}.<ref name=br/>