Robinson Chirinos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chirinos and the second or maternal family name is González.
Robinson Chirinos

Chirinos with the Texas Rangers (2014)
Texas Rangers – No. 61
Catcher
Born: (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984
Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through October 1, 2016)
Batting average .230
Hits 176
Home runs 33
Runs batted in 101
Teams

Robinson David Chirinos González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroβinson tʃiˈɾinos]; born June 5, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2011 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He missed all of the 2012 baseball season with a concussion and he was traded to the Rangers in April 2013.

Career

Following the 2010 season, Chirinos was added to the Cubs 40-man roster.[1]

2011

After the 2010 season, Chirinos was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays with Sam Fuld, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer, and Chris Archer for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup.[2][3]

Chirinos was promoted to the majors for the first time on July 18, 2011, by the Rays.[4] He doubled in his first major-league at bat against A.J. Burnett of the New York Yankees.

2012

Chirinos hit his first MLB home run on August 3, 2011 against the Toronto Blue Jays. He also recorded his first RBI earlier in this game. Chirinos had an opportunity to make the big league club in 2012 out of spring training, but he suffered a concussion which prevented him from playing any baseball during the 2012 season.

Chirinos in 2014

2013

Chirinos was traded to the Texas Rangers on April 8, 2013. He had a very limited role behind A.J. Pierzynski as the backup, as he only played in 13 games with a .179 batting average in 28 at-bats. [5]

2014

Chirinos got his chance to start for the Rangers in 2014, playing in a career-high 93 games. He had many more career-highs in 2014 as well, with 13 home runs, 40 RBI and a .239 batting average.

2015

Chirinos started for the Rangers yet again in 2015. He played well early in the season before straining his shoulder on the first day of August. He came back for the ALDS against the Toronto and hit .273 and one home run in 3 games played in a series loss.

References

  1. ↑ "Cubs select Catcher Robinson Chirinos from Double-A Tennessee" (Press release). MLB.com. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bruce Levine (January 8, 2011). "Source: Cubs agree to Garza deal". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Carrie Muskat (January 7, 2011). "Cubs acquire right-hander Matt Garza in eight-player trade with Rays". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rays promote 3 from Triple-A Durham". USA Today. July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Evan Grant (April 8, 2013). "Texas Rangers acquire C Robinson Chirinos from Tampa Bay in first-ever trade with Rays and then called his cousin Jeison to let him know that he was going to Texas". Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

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