Juan Miranda

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.

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

Height

184 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Pinar del Río Province
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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