Juan Miranda (baseball)

Juan Miguel Miranda Ramírez (born April 25, 1983) is a Cuban former first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Juan Miranda
First baseman
Born: (1983-04-25) April 25, 1983
Consolación del Sur, Cuba
Batted: Left/
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 18, 2008, for the New York Yankees
NPB: March 28, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
MLB: July 9, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: October 5, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
(through 2011 season)
Batting average.226
Home runs11
Runs batted in37
NPB statistics
(through 2014 season)
Batting average.227
Home runs14
Runs batted in57
Teams
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Listed at 6' 0" [1.83 m], 220 lb. [99 k], Miranda bats and throws left handed. He was born in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province.

Baseball career

Cuba

Miranda batted .303 with 27 homers for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río club in Cuba's Serie Nacional from 2002 to 2004.[1] In addition, he was included on the 2001 Cuban national team.

Miranda defected to the Dominican Republic in early 2004, on his seventh attempt.[2] He established residency in 2005, and was granted citizenship there in 2006.

New York Yankees

Miranda signed a four-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $2 million on December 12, 2006.[3][4] He spent the 2007 season with their Single-A affiliate Tampa Yankees and Double-A Trenton Thunder. In 2008, he was promoted to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

On September 16, 2008, Miranda was called up by the Yankees for the first time in his career.[5] He made his major league debut on September 18, 2008. His first major league plate appearance resulted in a walk. He was called up again briefly in April 2009, as a replacement for David Robertson.[6]

Miranda recorded a walk-off game-winning single against the Kansas City Royals on September 29, 2009.[7] He hit his first Major League home run on October 2, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Rays.[8]

Miranda returned to the Yankees in 2010, when an injury to Nick Johnson provided him his first opportunity to receive extended major league action, appearing in 33 games over the course of the season.[2]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 18, 2010, Miranda was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor leaguer Scott Allen.[9] In 65 games for Arizona, Miranda batted .213/.315/.402 with seven home runs and 23 RBI. On July 15, 2011, Miranda was outrighted off of the roster and assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[10]

Tampa Bay Rays

On December 6, 2011, Miranda signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, which included an invitation to spring training.[11] On June 9, 2012, he was released while playing for the Triple-A Durham Bulls.[12]

Vaqueros Laguna

On June 27, 2012, Miranda signed with the Vaqueros Laguna of the Mexican League. He hit four home runs with 17 RBI and a torrid batting line of .423/.528/.676 in 20 games. He remained with the club in 2013,[13] playing in 107 games with a batting line of .367/.498/.633 with 26 home runs and 86 RBI.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On October 30, 2013, Miranda signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.[14] On the season,[15] Miranda hit for an average of .227 in 116 games with 42 walks and 14 home runs, but struck out 108 times in 427 plate appearances.

Vaqueros Laguna

On April 2, 2015, returned to the Vaqueros Laguna for the 2015 season, and hit 13 home runs with 17 RBI and a batting line of .315/.468/.486 in 101 contests.[16] He was a LMB All-Star in 2015.

Diablos Rojos del México

On January 14, 2016, Miranda was traded to the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

Miranda was then traded to the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League on February 17, 2016. On April 21, 2016, he was released by Oaxaca.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On May 17, 2016, Miranda signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He was released on July 15, 2016.

Bravos de León

Miranda signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League on May 30, 2017. He was released on July 1, 2017.

See also

References
  1. King, George (December 23, 2006). "JUAN MORE YANK". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  2. Jennings, Chad (May 30, 2010). "Baseball Beat: Miranda's long trip ends with Yankees". The Journal News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  3. Rojas, Enrique (December 11, 2006). "Outfielder-first baseman signs with Yankees". ESPN. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  4. Feinsand, Mark (December 22, 2006). "Yankees sign Cuban prospect". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  5. Jennings, Chad (September 16, 2008). "Miranda called up". The Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  6. "Matsui's knee hurting, Yankees add Miranda". The Everett Herald. April 17, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. Rush, Doug (September 29, 2009). "Juan Miranda Gets Yankees 15th Walk-Off Hit In 4-3 Win". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  8. Hoch, Bryan (October 3, 2009). "CC rocked in final tuneup before ALDS". New York Yankees. MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  9. Brock, Corey (November 18, 2010). "D-backs land Miranda from Yankees". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  10. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (July 15, 2011). "Outrighted To Triple-A: Juan Miranda". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  11. Adams, Luke (December 6, 2011). "Rays Sign Four To Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  12. Polishuk, Mark (June 14, 2012). "Minor Moves: Juan Miranda". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  13. "Diablos Rojos se lleva la serie ante Vaqueros Laguna - Terra México". Terra Deportes. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  14. "Fighters sign infielder Miranda". The Japan Times. October 30, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  15. Brito, Alex (October 31, 2013). "Nippon Ham oficializa firma del toletero cubano Juan Miranda". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  16. Gamiochipi, Aarón Arguijo (January 14, 2015). "Juan Miranda volverá con Vaqueros Laguna". El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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