Born: (1977-10-24) October 24, 1977 (age 46) Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 2000, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 2014, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average
.281
Home runs
113
Runs batted in
587
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2000–2005)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–2011)
St. Louis Cardinals (2011–2012)
Miami Marlins (2014)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2003, 2010, 2012)
World Series champion (2011)
NL Rookie of the Year (2000)
Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins. With St. Louis, he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers.
Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta...
Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman and 2020 NL MVP RafaelFurcal, All Star shortstop Marcus Giles, All Star second baseman Justin Grimm...
All-Star Rich Dauer (1988, MGR) MLB All-Star Ivan DeJesus (1992, MGR) RafaelFurcal (2007, 2010) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2000 NL Rookie of the Year Mark Grudzielanek...
Atlanta Braves 15-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players RafaelFurcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the...
Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, in which he drove in RafaelFurcal for the only run in the Cardinals' 1–0 victory in Game 5, Schumaker...
during the regular season are included in the totals (George Brett, RafaelFurcal, and Derek Jeter are tied for the record in post-season triples, with...
Jeter RafaelFurcal First hit Derek Jeter (double; 1st inning) Carlos Beltrán (single; 1st inning) First out Curtis Granderson (groundout to 1B) Rafael Furcal...
Jose Fernandez (2013) 2 x MLB All-Star; 2013 NL Rookie of the Year RafaelFurcal (2014) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2000 NL Rookie of the Year Hanley Ramirez (2011)...
inning, as Lowe was rolling, a throwing error by Dodgers shortstop RafaelFurcal put Shane Victorino on second base, apparently breaking the momentum...
birthplace of well-known merengue artist Fernando "El Mayimbe" Villalona, RafaelFurcal, the former Major League Baseball shortstop, the poet Cristino Gómez...
and Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Corey Patterson. They then acquired RafaelFurcal from the Dodgers in exchange for Alex Castellanos, a minor-league outfielder...
from the DL. He was with Atlanta again from June 13 through 29 while RafaelFurcal was on the DL, then was called up for the remainder of the season in...
Dodger who best exemplifies "Campy's" spirit and leadership. Shortstop RafaelFurcal was named the inaugural winner of the award. Campanella is mentioned...
from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009. "RafaelFurcal Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
16 for 19 in stolen base attempts. With the departure of shortstop RafaelFurcal in late 2005, the Braves moved Giles to the lead-off position in the...
wrist less than two weeks later, in a collision involving baserunner RafaelFurcal, and he missed 59 games due to the injury. The Cubs posted a 19–40 record...
Evans (1969–1989): "Doody", or "Howdy" or "Howdy Doody" RafaelFurcal, Rafael Antoni Furcal (2000–2014): "El Enano (The Dwarf)" Ralph Garr, Ralph Allen...
Minnesota Twin (after Ken Landreaux in 1980), and the first player since RafaelFurcal performed the feat on April 21, 2002. His night also included a single...
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