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Ariel Jurado

アリエル・フラード　/　ありえる・ふらーど

Baseball player from Panama

January 30, 1996 (age 30)　・　Aguadulce, Coclé Province, Panama

Coclé Province
baseball player

My Take

What strikes me about Ariel Jurado is how his career has zig-zagged across two baseball worlds. A Panamanian pitcher who broke in with the Texas Rangers and later the Mets, he then reinvented himself in South Korea's KBO League, first with the Kiwoom Heroes and now the Samsung Lions. I find that path quietly admirable. Plenty of players who lose their MLB foothold simply fade, but Jurado treated the KBO not as a demotion but as a place to keep competing and starting games. It's the kind of resilience that doesn't make highlight reels, yet it's exactly what keeps a pitching career alive past 30.

Overview

Ariel Bolívar Jurado Agrazal (born January 30, 1996) is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ariel Jurado
Name (Japanese): アリエル・フラード
Reading: ありえる・ふらーど
Born: January 30, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rat
Origin: Aguadulce, Coclé Province, Panama
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ariel.b_30/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

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