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Juan Miranda

ホアン・ミランダ　/　ほあん・みらんだ

Baseball player from Cuba

April 25, 1983 (age 43)　・　Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Pinar del Río Province
baseball player

My Take

Juan Miranda is a name I associate with the wave of Cuban talent that defected to chase Major League Baseball, and his path fascinates me more than his stat line. A left-handed first baseman from Pinar del Rio who made it to the Yankees and Diamondbacks, then crossed the Pacific to play for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan. That NPB chapter is the part I find most compelling; plenty of players never adapt to that league, and choosing it shows a willingness to keep reinventing where the game takes you. He never became a star, but a career spanning Cuba, the majors, and Japan is its own quiet achievement.

Overview

Juan Miguel Miranda Ramírez (born 25 April 1983) is a Cuban former first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and 220 lb (100 kg), Miranda batted and threw left handed. He was born in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Juan Miranda
Name (Japanese): ホアン・ミランダ
Reading: ほあん・みらんだ
Born: April 25, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
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

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80

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