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Jorge
Jorge
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2022
◆ Appeared in 72 games in first season with Marlins and batted .207 (56/270) with a .695 OPS with 13 HR and 34 RBI.
◆ Missed final 67 games of season due to a low back injury; also missed 15 games with a bilateral pelvic strain.
◆ Posted a .819 OPS vs. left-handed pitching with six home runs and 13 RBI.
◆ With runners in scoring position, recorded a .849 OPS with four home runs and 21 RBI.
◆ Had nine-game hitting streak from May 9 - 23; marked fourth-longest streak of his career.
◆ Owned a .939 OPS during the month of May (23 games); Hit nine home runs and drove in 10 RBI.
◆ Hit first career grand slam on May 7 at SD, the 125th home run of his MLB career.
2021
◆ Began fifth season with Royals and slashed .192/.288/.370 with 16 doubles and 13 home runs in 94 games.
◆ Acquired by Braves on July 30 in exchange for LHP Kasey Kalich and slashed .269/.358/.524 in 55 games for
Atlanta with 36 runs scored, 25 extra-base hits, and 33 RBI.
◆ Hit safely in a career-high 12 consecutive games between Sept. 2-15; batted .296 (16/54) with an .833 OPS
during streak.
◆ Named World Series MVP after batting .300 (6/20) with three home runs and six RBI in the Braves’ six-game
series victory over Houston; became the second Cuban-born player to be named World Series MVP (Livan
Hernández in 1997).
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◆ Became first player to homer in the first plate appearance of a World Series, taking Houston’s Framber Valdez
deep to lead off Game 1.
2020
◆ Limited to 43 games with Royals in 2020 due to two stints on the injured list from Sept. 8-21 and Sept. 25-28,
both of which were due to a strained right oblique.
◆ Hit .228 (34/149) with a .769 OPS and 17 runs scored, eight doubles, eight home runs, and 24 RBI.
2019
◆ Led American League with 48 home runs and set a Royals franchise record...Became first Royal to lead A.L. in
homers and set a new single-season record by a Cuban-born player (previous, Rafael Palmeiro with 47 HR in
1999 and 2001).
◆ Played in all 162 games for the first time in his career and batted .265 (156/589) with a career-high .922 OPS...
Also set career highs in runs scored (95), hits (157), doubles (33), RBI (117), and walks (73).
◆ Hit .299 (75/251) with a 1.076 OPS in the second half with 41 extra-base hits, 52 runs, 58 RBI, and three stolen bases.
◆ Became eighth player in MLB history to hit at least 48 home runs and play 162 games in a season, joining Ryan
Howard (2008), Alex Rodriguez (2001-02, 2005), Luis Gonzalez (2001), Sammy Sosa (1999), & Albert Belle (1998).
◆ Batted .268 (37/138) with a .919 OPS in 173 plate appearances with runners in scoring position.
◆ Reached base safely in career-high 26 games from June 30 - July 30 and batted .311 (28/90) with a 1.032 OPS over
that span.
◆ Hit multiple home runs in four games (Aug. 6, Aug. 11, Sept. 11, Sept. 28).
2018
◆ Hit .265 (59/223) with 27 runs, 18 doubles, nine home runs, and 28 RBI in 61 games in second season with Royals.
◆ Played in just 61 games due to a fractured left toe...Placed on the 10-day IL on June 17, and did not appear with
Kansas City the rest of the season.
◆ Hit go-ahead home run in 13th inning of May 1 victory over Boston, first career extra-inning HR.
2017
◆ Began season with Triple-A Omaha and slashed .267/.388/.564 with 24 home runs across 74 games.
◆ Played in 35 games in first year with Kansas City and batted .144 (14/97) with seven extra-base hits.
◆ Landed on injured list with a strained left oblique on April 2 (retro to Mar. 30) and missed 28 games.
2016
◆ Slashed .238/.333/.436 with 37 runs, nine doubles, 12 home runs, and 31 RBI in 86 games in third season with Cubs.
◆ Missed nearly two months from June 7 - Aug. 5 with a strained left hamstring.
◆ Batted .277 (39/141) with 10 home runs and 25 RBI over his last 53 games.
◆ Played in two games during the 2016 Fall Classic and went 2-for-5 with a triple to help the Cubs win their first
World Series since 1908.
◆ Traded to Kansas City for RHP Wade Davis on Dec. 7.
2015
◆ In his first full season with the Cubs, played in 101 games, batting .262 with 10 homers and 47 RBI. Had two
separate IL stints (sprained left ankle and a strained left oblique).
◆ Ranked ninth among N.L. rookies in walks (32) and tied for fifth in outfield assists.
◆ Made first career postseason appearance and went 9-for-19 with three doubles, three homers and five RBI in
seven games.

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