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Randy Arozarena

ランディ・アロサレーナ　/　らんでぃ・あろされーな

Baseball player from Cuba

February 28, 1995 (age 31)　・　Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Havana Province
baseball player

My Take

Randy Arozarena is my favorite kind of ballplayer: pure theater wrapped around real, repeatable skill. The 2020 postseason, when he hit his way to ALCS MVP and the Babe Ruth Award as a near-unknown, remains one of the great October stories of the era. But what moves me is the journey behind it — leaving Cuba, rebuilding his life in Mexico, then choosing to wear Mexico's colors in international play out of gratitude. The folded-arms pose works because he keeps earning it. In Seattle he remains appointment viewing for me; some players simply rise when the lights do.

Overview

Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball left fielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays. He has represented Mexico in senior international baseball competition, after previously playing for Cuban youth teams.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Randy Arozarena
Name (Japanese): ランディ・アロサレーナ
Reading: らんでぃ・あろされーな
Born: February 28, 1995 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Boar
Origin: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

2021 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
2020 League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
2020 Babe Ruth Award

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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