Bio
Alberto Osuna comes to Sioux City after spending his true rookie season playing in 53 games at Staten Island in the Atlantic League in 2025. He hit .253 with four home runs and 27 RBI last season while finishing with a line of .253/.380/.367 and anchoring first base in 53 games. Osuna joined the Atlantic League after a college career where he clubbed 45 home runs in three seasons at the University of North Carolina and was the NJCAA DI player of the year in 2021 at Walters State Community College, slugging another 25 long balls in his first collegiate season. Osuna transferred to the University of Tennessee in 2025, but due to legalities, he was not eligible to play for the Volunteers last season.
In 2024 Osuna played and started 62 games for the University of North Carolina. He launched 14 home runs and finished his three seasons at Chapel Hill fifth on the school’s all-time list in home runs. Osuna finished his last college season with a career high in home runs, runs (43), doubles (17) and walks (34). He would slash a line of .281/.376/.537 with 56 RBI his final season with North Carolina. Osuna made 48 starts and played in a total of 52 games as a junior at UNC in 2023. He would hit 11 home runs with 27 RBI while slashing a line of .223/.336/.453.
Osuna played 63 games, starting in 61 in 2022 as a Sophomore at North Carolina as the team’s designated hitter. He became the first junior college transfer in program history to hit 20 home runs in his first season at UNC. Osuna would hit .265 with 20 home runs and 57 team-leading RBI on the season. He would slash a line of .265/.360/.551 while leading the team in long balls over the course of the season. Osuna has 16 multi-RBI games with another 14 multi-hit games for the Tar Heels. In three seasons at UNC, Osuna played 177 games with 45 home runs and 140 RBI, and he added five games with two home runs for the Tar Heels. He was named to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament team following his final season with North Carolina as the team won the regular season ACC title.
The South Carolina native spent his first season in college at Walters State Community College (Morristown, Tennessee), earning First Team All-American. Osuna hit .459 with 25 home runs and led the country with 107 RBI in 68 games. He set new school highs in hits (106) and RBI during the 2021 season. Osuna helped lead the Walters State team to their best record in program history at 61-7 and their third straight trip to the NJCAA Division I World Series. He would play in 19 games during the Covid-shortened season of 2020.
Osuna grew up in Mauldin, South Carolina and played his high school ball at Mauldin High School. He was a member of the honor society and student council off the field while being named to the 2019 SCBCA all-state team. Osuna was a two-time all-region player while in high school.