- Juan Miranda
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Juan Miranda
position=First base
team=New York Yankees
number=66
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|4|25
birthplace=city-state|Consolación del Sur|Cuba
debutdate=September 18
debutyear=2008
debutteam=New York Yankees
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.400
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in|
stat3value=1
stat4label=On-base plus slugging
stat4value=1.000
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|2008-present)Juan Miguel Miranda (born
April 25 ,1983 inConsolación del Sur ,Cuba ) is aCuba nMajor League Baseball first baseman for theNew York Yankees .Baseball
The 5-foot-11 Miranda batted .303 with 27 homers for
Pinar Del Rio in Cuba'sSerie Nacional from by|2002 to by|2004. [cite web|last=King|first=George|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/12232006/sports/yankees/juan_more_yank_yankees_george_king.htm|title=JUAN MORE YANK|publisher=NY Post|accessdate=2008-09-18] Miranda was on the by|2001 Cuban national team. He defected to theDominican Republic in early2004 . He established residency in2005 and was granted citizenship there in2006 .He signed a four-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $2 million on
December 12 , by|2006. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2693552|publisher=ESPN|title=Outfielder-first baseman signs with Yankees|accessdate=2008-09-18] [cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061222&content_id=1766707&vkey=hotstove2006&fext=.jsp|publisher=MLB.com|title=Yankees sign Cuban prospect|accessdate=2008-09-18] He played the by|2007 season with the Yankees Single-A affiliate, theTampa Yankees , and Double-A affiliate, theTrenton Thunder . He played the by|2008 season with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, theScranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees .On
September 16 , mlby|2008, after the SWB Yankees lost in theBricktown Showdown , Miranda was called up to the New York Yankees for this first time in his career. [cite web|last=Jennings|first=Chad|title=Miranda called up|publisher=The Times-Tribune|date=2008-9-16|url=http://emedia.thetimes-tribune.com/Blogs/SWBYankeesBlog/tabid/552/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4494/Miranda-called-up.aspx|accessdate=2008-09-17] He made his major league debut onSeptember 18 , 2008. His first Major League plate appearance resulted in a walk.Miranda is a
left-handed first baseman who hits with some power. He is also able to play in the outfield.Personal life
Juan has a son named Edgar Miguel Miranda who was born
January 25 ,2007 . He loves music, especially salsa andhip-hop .References
External links
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* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Juan%20Miranda&pos=1B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=506673 Minor League Statistics]
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