Joakim Soria
Mexican baseball player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos (born May 18, 1984) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays from 2007 to 2021.
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Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1984-05-18) May 18, 1984 (age 39) Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
April 4, 2007, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 15, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 36–45 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.11 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 831 | ||||||||||||||
Saves | 229 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Soria began his professional career in the Mexican League, before briefly playing in minor league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres organizations. The Royals selected Soria from the Padres in the Rule 5 draft after the 2006 season, and he debuted with the Royals in 2007. Soria is a two-time MLB All-Star.