Juan Miranda
| Juan Miranda | |
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. -- | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: April 25, 1983 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 18, 2008 for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .226 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| Runs batted in | 37 |
| Teams | |
Juan Miguel Miranda (born April 25, 1983, in Consolación del Sur, Cuba) is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.
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[edit] Baseball career
[edit] Cuba
The 5-foot-11 Miranda batted .303 with 27 homers for Pinar Del Rio in Cuba's Serie Nacional from 2002 to 2004.[1] Miranda was on the 2001 Cuban national team.
He defected to the Dominican Republic in early 2004, on his seventh attempt.[2] He established residency in 2005, and was granted citizenship there in 2006.
[edit] Major League Baseball
He signed a four-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $2 million on December 12, 2006.[3][4] He played the 2007 season with the Yankees Single-A affiliate, the Tampa Yankees, and Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder. He played the 2008 season with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
On September 16, 2008, Miranda was called up to the New York Yankees for the first time in his career.[5] He made his major league debut on September 18, 2008. His first major league plate appearance resulted in a walk. He was called up again briefly in April 2009, replacing David Robertson.
He recorded a walk-off game winning single against the Kansas City Royals on September 29, 2009. He hit his first Major League home run on October 2, 2009 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Miranda was again called up to the Yankees in 2010, with an injury to Nick Johnson providing Miranda with his first opportunity to receive extended major league action.[2]
On November 18, 2010, Miranda was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Scott Allen.[6] In July 2011, he was outrighted to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[7]
On December 6, 2011, Miranda signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training, with the Tampa Bay Rays.
[edit] Personal life
Juan has a son named Edgar Miguel Miranda who was born January 25, 2007. He loves music, especially salsa and hip-hop.
[edit] References
- ^ King, George. "JUAN MORE YANK". NY Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323150725/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12232006/sports/yankees/juan_more_yank_yankees_george_king.htm. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ a b Jennings, Chad (May 30, 2010). "Baseball Beat: Miranda's long trip ends with Yankees". The Journal News. http://www.lohud.com/article/20100530/SPORTS01/5300475. Retrieved May 31, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Outfielder-first baseman signs with Yankees". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2693552. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ "Yankees sign Cuban prospect". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061222&content_id=1766707&vkey=hotstove2006&fext=.jsp. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ Jennings, Chad (September 16, 2008). "Miranda called up". The Times-Tribune. http://emedia.thetimes-tribune.com/Blogs/SWBYankeesBlog/tabid/552/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4494/Miranda-called-up.aspx. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101118&content_id=16144136&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
- ^ http://www.rgj.com/article/20110715/SPORTS03/107150405/D-backs-call-up-Allen-Pe-designated-assignment?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cs
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Minor League Statistics
