Born: (1976-01-07) January 7, 1976 (age 48) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: August 5, 1997, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB: September 14, 1999, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
NPB: August 17, 1997, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB: July 5, 2014, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.270
Hits
2,095
Home runs
412
Runs batted in
1,159
Teams
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1997)
New York Yankees (1999–2003)
Texas Rangers (2004–2005)
Washington Nationals (2006)
Chicago Cubs (2007–2013)
New York Yankees (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (2002–2008)
4× Silver Slugger Award (2002, 2004–2006)
AL stolen base leader (2002)
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Soriano began his professional career with Hiroshima in 1996, but signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 1998 and was assigned to play in minor league baseball. The next year, he was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the All-Star Futures Game, and made his MLB debut for the Yankees, with whom he would win two American League championships. The Yankees traded Soriano to the Rangers after the 2003 season, and the Rangers traded Soriano to the Nationals after the 2005 season. He signed a contract as a free agent with the Cubs before the 2007 season. The Cubs traded Soriano to the Yankees in 2013, and the Yankees released him in 2014.
Soriano was a seven-time MLB All-Star, and won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2004. He won the Silver Slugger Award four times. He is one of only five players in the 40–40 club, achieving the feat in 2006. He played primarily as a second baseman for the Yankees and Rangers before being converted to an outfielder with the Nationals. Soriano is one of only 58 major league players to hit 400 or more career home runs, and was seventh among active players in home runs at the time of his retirement.
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League...
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Rangers' history to have a 30–30 season (joining AlfonsoSoriano, who did it in 2005), and joined Soriano (who also had 30–30 seasons in 2002 and 2003 for...
Sledge, and minor leaguer Armando Galarraga to the Texas Rangers for AlfonsoSoriano. On December 24, 2005, they signed Mike Stanton – who they had traded...
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developed straps that hooked under the cleats. Meanwhile, players such as AlfonsoSoriano continued to wear the traditional knee-breeches, though most of these...
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the 40–40 club are José Canseco (1988), Alex Rodriguez (1998), and AlfonsoSoriano (2006). His father Bobby Bonds was one home run short in 1973 when...
season with an AL-best record of 103–58. The season was highlighted by AlfonsoSoriano becoming the first second baseman ever to hit 30 home runs and steal...
later games included Chipper Jones, Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez, AlfonsoSoriano, Ichiro Suzuki, Sammy Sosa, Jim Thome, Albert Pujols, Nomar Garciaparra...
without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars Hideo Nomo and AlfonsoSoriano left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts...
for the third consecutive year. He replaced Chicago Cubs outfielder AlfonsoSoriano, who did not play due to injury, as the starter in right field, and...
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