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Puerto Rican baseball player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
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García .
Baseball player
Rubén Angel Sierra García (born October 6, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder . Over 20 seasons, Sierra played for the Texas Rangers (1986–92, 2000–01, 2003), Oakland Athletics (1992–95), New York Yankees (1995–96, 2003–05), Detroit Tigers (1996), Cincinnati Reds (1997), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Chicago White Sox (1998), Seattle Mariners (2002) and Minnesota Twins (2006). Sierra also signed with the Cleveland Indians at the end of 1999,[1] [2]
Early life [ edit ]
Sierra graduated from Liceo Interamericano Castro High School in Puerto Rico in 1983, where he played baseball , basketball and volleyball .
MLB career [ edit ]
In November 1982, the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB) signed 17-year-old Sierra as a free agent .[3] outfielder and hit a home run in his second MLB at bat .[4] runs batted in (RBIs) in his rookie year.
In 1989, Sierra hit 29 home runs and led the league in RBIs (119), triples (14 ), slugging percentage (.543), total bases (344) and extra base hits (78 ),[3] Robin Yount .[5] [3] Jeff Russell , and Bobby Witt to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco .[6]
In 1995, the Athletics traded Sierra and Jason Beverlin to the New York Yankees for Danny Tartabull .[7] Detroit Tigers with Matt Drews for Cecil Fielder .[3] Cincinnati Reds for minor leaguers Decomba Conner and Ben Bailey.[8]
Sierra won the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award with the Rangers in 2001.[9] Marcus Thames .[10] home runs , hitting 17 of them as the usual designated hitter, playing in 56 games at the position.[3]
In Game 4 of the 2004 American League Division Series , with the Yankees down to the Minnesota Twins 5–2, Sierra hit a three-run home run to tie the game at 5–5 off of reliever Juan Rincón .[11] 2004 American League Championship Series , hitting a ground ball to Pokey Reese , which secured the dramatic comeback victory of the Boston Red Sox . Sierra had an injury-plagued 2005 season and was let go by the Yankees after hitting just 4 home runs in 61 games.[3] Minnesota Twins , but was released on July 10.[3] New York Mets for the September run and playoffs. However, due to an illness to his mother, he opted not to play again in 2006.[12]
In January 2007, Sierra signed a minor league contract with the Mets, who invited him to spring training . However, on March 20, he requested and was granted his release by the team after being reassigned the previous Thursday.[13]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "TRANSACTIONS" . The New York Times . March 20, 2000. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g "Rubén Sierra Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ "Official New York Mets Website" . MLB.com .
^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/11/21/yount-wins-mvp-over-sierra-ripken/d74d0ece-1634-4540-b4f0-85a1040b6b52/
^ "A'S SEND CANSECO TO RANGERS" . Washington Post . January 4, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved June 13, 2024 .
^ "Disgruntled outfielders Danny Tartabull and Ruben Sierra got their... - UPI Archives" . UPI .
^ Archives, L. A. Times (October 29, 1996). "Reds Acquire Sierra From Tigers" . Los Angeles Times .
^ "Ruben Sierra's comeback" . HeraldNet.com . February 25, 2002.
^ "ESPN.com: MLB - Yankees acquire Sierra to help in outfield" . www.espn.com .
^ "Top Five Moments in Twins-Yankees ALDS History" . October 6, 2010.
^ "Mets Clear a Comeback Trail for Sierra" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 15, 2023 .
^ Shpigel, Ben (March 20, 2007). "Sierra Released; Sanchez On the Mend" . The New York Times .
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