Jorge Posada
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Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta /hor.hey.po.sa.da/ (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a switch-hitting catcher and 4-time All Star who plays for the New York Yankees. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft and made his major league debut in the 1995 season.
Baseball career
Since his debut with the Yankees, Posada has batted .270 with 185 home runs, 720 RBIs, 618 runs, 245 doubles, five triples in 1211 games through June 28, 2006. He has a career on base percentage of .377.Posada has also been a member of three World Series championship teams -- 1998, 1999, 2000 -- and five American League championship teams -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. Posada has been a 4-time All-Star -- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 —- and a four time winner of the Silver Slugger Award in those same years. Arguably, his best season to date was 2003, when he hit 30 home runs with .281 batting average and had an on base percentage of .405 while driving in 101 runs.His first major league debut was in 1995.
Trivia
- 4-time All-Star and Silver Slugger (2000-03)
- Top 10 MVP (3rd, 2003)
- Top 10 in American League On-Base Percentage three times in career (2000 - #8, 2003 - #5, 2004 - #4)
- Married to wife Laura Posada.
- Son Jorge Posada Jr. suffers from craniosynostosis, and the Jorge Posada Foundation has been established to help find a cure for the disease.
- Jorge, along with his wife and their two children, appeared on an episode of the ABC series that aired on May 14, 2006. He donated a Yankees jersey signed by the entire roster to the Arena family of the Westchester County community of Somers, who had lost their only son Jimmy to a brain tumor in 2005.
- When the announcer called Jorge Posada's name over the speaker at the 2002 All-Star Game, Jorge let his son, Jorge Jr., run out on the field.
- Best friend in the game is his teammate, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Jeter served as Jorge's best man at his wedding. #redirect
- Graduated from Calhoun Community College (Alabama) in 1991 where he was voted best hitter (1990), co-captain (1991), and selected all-conference (1991).
- Posada has his own cheer. Fans often yell "Hip Hip...Jorge..." when he comes up to bat at Yankee Stadium.
See also
External links
- [Career statistics at Baseball Reference]
- [2004 daily statistics at ESPN]
- [Player Page at The Baseball Cube]
- [The Jorge Posada Foundation]
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