J. P. Arencibia

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. P. Arencibia
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 5, 1986(1986-01-05)
Age	38
Birthplace	Miami
Country	United States
Birth City	Miami
Horoscope	Aquarius

J. P. Arencibia Biography

J. P. Arencibia is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 5, 1986 in Miami, Miami, United States. In a game against the Boston Red Sox on September 7, Arencibia hit his 21st home run of the season, breaking a tie with John Buck for most home runs by a Blue Jays’ catcher in a single season.

After the game, the Blue Jays promoted him to their Double-A team, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League. During the off-season of 2008, Arencibia took part in the Arizona Fall League as a member of the Phoenix Desert Dogs. For the 2009 season, Arencibia was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s, the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League.

On August 18, 2010, Arencibia was optioned back to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room for the return of John Buck from the disabled list. He was recalled from Las Vegas on September 1.

He started in his first MLB game for the Toronto Blue Jays on August 7, 2010 against the Tampa Bay Rays. In his first MLB at-bat, Arencibia hit a two-run home run on the first pitch from James Shields, becoming the 28th player in history to hit a home run on his first MLB pitch. In his following plate appearances, he hit a double, a single and then a solo home run and received a curtain call from the fans at the Rogers Centre while finishing the game just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Arencibia is the fifth player ever to hit two home runs in his first game. In addition, he became the first person in the modern era with four hits and two home runs in a MLB debut, a feat set 121 years before by Columbus Solons catcher Charlie Reilly.

Arencibia was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2007 MLB draft. He was assigned to Toronto’s Low A ball affiliate, the Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League. Arencibia struggled during the early part of the season but hit well during the stretch and into the playoffs, helping the Doubledays win the NY-Penn League championship. He began the 2008 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. By the FSL all- star break, he led the league or was near the top in many offensive categories, finishing the first half of the season batting .315 with 13 homers, 22 doubles and 62 RBI. He was named as the starting catcher for the Western Division in the FSL All-Star Game.

J. P. Arencibia Net Worth

J. P. Arencibia is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. P. Arencibia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jonathan Paul “J. P.” Arencibia (born January 5, 1986) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball catcher. He is currently a studio analyst for Fox Sports Florida. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays from 2010 through 2015.

Arencibia attended the University of Tennessee, and played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. He won the USA Baseball Richard W. “Dick” Case Player of the Year Award in 2006. Prior to the 2007 draft, questions were raised about Arencibia’s defensive abilities as a catcher. After drafting him, however, the Blue Jays decided to keep him as a catcher, rather than convert him to another position, such as first base. While attending college, Arencibia played with Chase Headley, Luke Hochevar, and Julio Borbon. In the summer of 2006, Arencibia played baseball in Cuba with David Price, and would later be drafted 20 positions behind Price in 2007.

In a game against the Kansas City Royals on August 25, Arencibia hit his 20th home run of the season, tying the single season record for home runs by Blue Jays catchers (John Buck hit 20 in 2010). While playing at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on August 29, Arencibia stole a base, his first career stolen base on his first attempt.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is J. P. Arencibia Dating?

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On Opening Day 2012, Arencibia hit a game-winning 3-run home run in the 16th inning against the Cleveland Indians. It was the longest game in Opening Day history in terms of innings.

Facts & Trivia

J. Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. J. P. Arencibia celebrates birthday on January 5 of every year.

On December 5, 2013, it was reported that Arencibia and the Texas Rangers were in discussions for a possible contract. The following day, Ken Rosenthal reported that Arencibia had agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.8 million with Texas, pending the completion of a physical examination. The deal was made official on December 10. Arencibia was optioned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on May 20, 2014, and outrighted to Round Rock on May 21. On July 17, Arencibia was re-added to the 40-man roster when Carlos Peña was designated for assignment.