Jorge Posada
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| Position | Catcher |
| Team | New York Yankees |
| Years of Experience | 10 years |
| Age | 34 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 205 lbs. |
| Bats | Switch |
| Throws | Right |
| College | Calhoun Community College |
| 2005 Salary | $11,000,000 |
| Place of Birth | Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Selection | 24th round amateur free agent draft, 1990 |
| Drafted by | New York Yankees |
| Major League Debut | September 4, 1995 |
Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta [HOR-hay 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.
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Baseball career
Since his debut with the Yankees, Posada has batted .269 with 175 home runs, 678 RBIs, 588 runs, 235 doubles, five triples in 1145 games through 11 seasons. He has a career on base percentage of .375.
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. 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.
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
- 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. Template:Citationneeded
See also
External links
- Career statistics at Baseball Reference
- 2004 daily statistics at ESPN
- Player Page at The Baseball Cube
- The Jorge Posada Foundationde:Jorge Posada
Categories: 1971 births | Living people | 2000 American League All-Stars | 2001 American League All-Stars | 2002 American League All-Stars | 2003 American League All-Stars | 1998 New York Yankees World Series Championship Team | 1999 New York Yankees World Series Championship Team | 2000 New York Yankees World Series Championship Team | Major league catchers | New York Yankees players | Puerto Rican baseball players