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OUTFIELDER
JORGE SOLER
◆ Saw action in 11 postseason games during Atlanta’s 2021 World Series run, and batted .242 (8/33) with a .948
OPS throughout the postseason...Named 2021 World Series MVP after batting .300 (6/20) with three home
runs and six RBI in Braves six-game series victory over Houston; Became the second Cuban-born World Series
MVP, joining Miami’s Livan Hernández in 1997...Became first player in MLB history to homer in the first plate
appearance of a World Series, taking Houston’s Framber Valdez deep.
◆ Won first career World Series championship with Cubs in 2016...Batted .154 (2/13) with a triple during the postseason.
◆ Made postseason debut in 2015 with Chicago (N.L.)...Batted .474 (9/19) with a 1.705 OPS over seven October
appearances...Had multiple hits and homered in back-to-back games in Game 2 and Game 3 of the NLDS against
St. Louis...Recorded a hit in five of seven postseason games in 2015.
WILD CARD GAME TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2023— MIA, PHI .125 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 -
2024— ATL, SD .286 2 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .714 .375 0
Totals .200 4 15 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .400 .250 0
DIVISION SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
SOLER
2015— CHC, STL .571 4 7 3 4 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.571 .769 0
2016— CHC, SF .000 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 0
2021— ATL, MIL .091 3 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .231 0
Totals .227 9 22 4 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 .591 .452 0
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2015— CHC, NYM .417 3 12 3 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .833 .417 0
2016— CHC, LAD .000 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 0
2021— ATL, LAD .500 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .500 -
Totals .333 9 18 3 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .667 .368 0
WORLD SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2016— CHC, CLE .400 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .800 .500 0
2021— ATL, HOU .300 6 20 4 6 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 .800 .391 0
Totals .320 8 25 4 8 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 1 .800 .414 0
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2017 MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
◆ 2014 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Southern League Player of the Week (July 14).
◆ 2013 Futures Game Selection...Arizona Fall League Rising Stars...Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...
Florida State League Player of the Week (May 13).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 30, 2012...Signed with Cubs as an international free agent.
◆ Dec. 7, 2016...Traded by Cubs to Royals in exchange for RHP Wade Davis.
◆ July 30, 2021...Traded by Royals to Atlanta in exchange for RHP Kasey Kalich.
◆ Mar. 22, 2022...Signed by Marlins to a two-year contract with a third year player option.
◆ Feb. 18, 2024...Signed by Giants to a three-year contract.
◆ July 29, 2024...Traded by Giants with RHP Luke Jackson to Atlanta in exchange for LHP Tyler Matzek & INF Sabin Ceballos.
◆ Oct. 31, 2024...Traded by Atlanta to Angels in exchange for RHP Griffin Canning.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Jorge Carlos Soler..On Instagram: @js12.
◆ Nicknamed “El Crudo.”
◆ Resides in Pembroke Pines, FL with his wife, Leydis Sennano, and his children, Jorley and Leysa.
◆ Played for Cuba in several international tournaments, including the 16-under COPABE Pan American
Championships in 2008, and the World Junior Championships in 2010. During the World Junior Championships,
hit .304 with a .522 slugging percentage, helping Cuba to the bronze medal.
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