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Yorvit Torrealba

ヨービット・トレアルバ　/　よーびっと・とれあるば

Baseball player from Venezuela

July 19, 1978 (age 47)　・　Caracas, Venezuela

baseball player

My Take

Torrealba is the kind of player I always root for: the durable catcher whose value never quite shows up in headlines. Bouncing between seven big-league clubs is usually read as journeyman status, but I see it differently, as proof that clubhouse after clubhouse wanted his glove, his game-calling, and his steadiness behind the plate. Coming out of Caracas and now managing in the Venezuelan league, he carries the region's deep baseball culture on his back. Catchers absorb the grind so pitchers can shine, and I respect anyone who builds a long career doing the unglamorous, essential work that wins games.

Overview

Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba ([ʝoɾˈβit toreˈalβa]; born July 19, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Senadores de Caracas of the Venezuelan Major League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. He bats and throws right-handed.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Yorvit Torrealba
Name (Japanese): ヨービット・トレアルバ
Reading: よーびっと・とれあるば
Born: July 19, 1978 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Horse
Origin: Caracas, Venezuela
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

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4. Personality

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