Jorge Soler

January 4, 2024
Baseball Player

Quick Facts

Jorge Soler
Full Name Jorge Soler
Occupation Baseball Player
Date Of Birth Feb 25, 1992(1992-02-25)
Age 32
Birthplace Havana
Country Cuba
Horoscope Aquarius

Jorge Soler Biography

Name Jorge Soler
Birthday Feb 25
Birth Year 1992
Place Of Birth Havana
Birth Country Cuba
Birth Sign Aquarius

Jorge Soler is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 25, 1992 in Havana, Cuba. Cuban right-fielder made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2014. He was on the Cubs in 2016’s World Series Championship team. Following the 2016 season, He was traded for Kansas City Royals. Kansas City Royals.

He was a teammate of player He became teammates with pitcher Felix Doubront in Chicago in 2014. in Chicago in 2014.

Soler played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship, where he had a .304 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, and .522 slugging percentage. His nine walks were the second most in the tournament. Cuba won the bronze medal. Soler also played briefly with the Industriales in the Cuban National Series.

Soler is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighs 215 pounds (98 kg). He was described as a power-hitting outfielder who would likely play right field. Jim Callis of Baseball America described Soler in 2011 as “a 19-year-old athlete with five-tool potential.” According to Callis, Soler likely would have been a top-five pick in the 2010 draft had he been eligible. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus did not rank Soler in his list of the top baseball prospects prior to the 2012 season, but said he would have ranked Soler as the 38th or 39th best prospect if he were eligible. Some teams preferred Soler to higher profile Cuban defector Yoenis Céspedes. Keith Law of ESPN.com indicated that Soler had the talent of a top-five draft choice in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, had he been eligible to be drafted. Writing for Fox News, Mauricio Rubio wrote that “Early in his career he was benched for not hustling, and in a separate incident he ran toward an opposing dugout with a bat.” Writing for the Sporting News, Jeff Mans noted that: “The biggest issue with Soler aside from the hamstring injuries is his temper…. He started out on the wrong foot with the Cubs after failing to report to minor league camp shortly after signing his nine-year, $30 million deal, feeling that he should have been in Chicago immediately. The other scare for the Cubs brass was his relative inability to hit righthanded pitching.”

The father of his son is Jorge Soler, Sr.

Jorge Soler Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Baseball Player
House Living in own house.

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

He left Cuba in 2011 in the hopes that he could play for MLB.

He is among the few major leaguers who hit a homerun in his debut at bat. He took home a bronze award as a representative of Cuba during the 18U Baseball World Cup.

Jorge Carlos Soler Castillo (born February 25, 1992) is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Soler played for the Cuban national baseball team in international competition. He defected from Cuba in 2011, seeking a career in MLB. After establishing his residency in Haiti, Soler signed a nine-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. He made his MLB debut in 2014. The Cubs traded Soler to the Royals after the 2016 season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 4 in

Jorge Soler height 6 ft 4 in Jorge weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jorge Soler Dating?

According to our records, Jorge Soler is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jorge Soler’s is not dating anyone.

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Soler began the 2014 season with the Tennessee Smokies. On July 22, 2014, after batting .415/.494/.862 with six home runs and 22 RBIS in 22 games, Soler was promoted to the Iowa Cubs.

Facts & Trivia

Jorge Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Jorge Soler celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.

On December 7, 2016, the Cubs traded Soler to the Kansas City Royals for Wade Davis. After a string of injuries and inconsistency at the plate, Soler was demoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers on June 2. In 74 games for Omaha he batted .267 with 24 home runs and 59 RBIs, and in 35 games for Kansas City, he compiled a .144 batting average with two home runs and six RBIs.

Top Facts about Jorge Soler

  1. Jorge Soler is a Cuban professional baseball player.
  2. He was born on February 25, 1992.
  3. Soler played for the Cuban national team before defecting in 2011.
  4. He signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2012.
  5. In 2015, he hit his first career grand slam.
  6. Soler was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2016.
  7. He set a new Royals record for most home runs by a rookie outfielder (12).
  8. Injuries have limited his playing time since then.
  9. Soler won the AL home run title in 2019 with 48 homers.
  10. His nickname is “El Bombi”.

What happened Jorge Soler?

The Cubs traded Soler to the Royals after the 2016 season. He led the American League in home runs in 2019. Traded to Atlanta in 2021, Soler won the 2021 World Series and earned the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Soler signed with the Marlins before the 2022 season.

Where is Jorge Soler today?

JUPITER, Fla. — Jorge Soler, last fall’s World Series MVP with the Braves, signed a three-year contract with the Marlins on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not announced, but it’s worth $36 million, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, adding that Soler has opt-outs after both 2022 and ’23.

How tall is Jorge Soler?

6′ 4″

What teams did Jorge Soler play for?

All teams

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