Alfonso Soriano

Who is Alfonso Soriano?

Alfonso Guilleard Soriano is a Dominican baseball Outfielder, Designated Hitter and former Second Baseman who is currently a free agent. He has played in MLB for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals, 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 in the All-Star Futures Game, and made his MLB debut. 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 is a seven-time MLB All-Star, and won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2004. He has won the Silver Slugger Award four times. He played primarily as a second baseman for the Yankees and Rangers. He bats right-handed.