Randy Arozarena
Cuban-Mexican baseball player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Tampa Bay Rays – No. 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Left fielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1995-02-28) February 28, 1995 (age 29) Mantua, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 14, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .259 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arozarena defected from Cuba and signed with the Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in 2019 and was traded to the Rays before the 2020 season. That year, Arozarena set the MLB record for home runs in a single postseason with 10.[1] Four of those came against the Houston Astros in the 2020 American League Championship Series, netting him series MVP honors.[2] The following year, he won the AL Rookie of the Year award.
Since his defection from Cuba, Arozarena has represented the Mexican national team on the international level; he was named to the all-tournament team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.