Juan Miranda #72

Signed with the Yankees on Dec 22, 2006...defected to the Dominican Republic in 2004, established residency in 2005 and was granted citizenship in 2006...began his professional career in Cuba, playing first base and left field for Pinar Del Rio in Cuba's Series Nacional from 2001-04...while playing in Cuba, was a teammate of major leaguer Jose Contreras and played against other current major leaguers including Yuniesky Betancourt and Kendrys Morales...has a son, Edgar Miguel.

2011

In 65 games with the D-backs, hit .213 (37- for-174) with 7 HR and 23 RBI...was the D-backs Opening Day first baseman and hit .250 (26-for- 104) with 5 HR and 15 RBI over the first two months of the season but saw his avg. dip as he hit .157 (11-for-70) in June and July...was 6-for-58 (.103) in his final 17 games before being outrighted to Triple-A Reno on July 15...batted .229 (24-for-105) with 5 HR and 24 RBI in 34 games for the Aces.

2010

Hit .219 (14-for-64) with 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 10 RBI in 33 games with the Yankees...Opened the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and batted .285 (84-for-295) with 52 runs scored, 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 43 RBI in 80 games...Hit .306 (64-for-209) with 11 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 33 RBI against right-handed pitchers...Recalled on May 13 and in 18 games with the Yankees, hit .217 (10-for-46) with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 7 RBI...optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 2...Plated a season-high 4 RBI on June 10 @ Charlotte...Over 11 games in July, hit .450 (18-for-40) with 14 runs scored, 5 doubles, 4 home runs and 6 RBI...Collected a season-high 4 hits on July 5 @ Rochester...also had a 4-hit game on Aug. 18 @ Columbus...Recalled for the second time on July 16...played in 10 games before being optioned on July 31...Strung together an 11-game hitting streak from Aug. 7-19, over which he hit .429 (18-for-42)...Recalled for his third stint with the big league club on Sept. 12.

2009

Batted .333 (3-for-9) with 2R, 1HR and 3RBI in eight games (one start at 1B) over two stints with the Yankees (4/17-18, 9/18-10/4)... was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre on 4/17, and was optioned back on 4/18 when RHP Anthony Claggett was recalled... recalled again from Scranton/WB prior to 9/18 loss at Seattle... made his season debut in 9/19 win at Seattle, singling in the ninth inning as a pinch-hitter for Hideki Matsui...Hit "walk-off" infield single in 9/29 win vs. Kansas City after entering the game defensively in the top of the ninth at 1B... was his first career "walk-off" hit... became the ninth different Yankee to collect a "walk-off" hit in 2009 and the second rookie to do so (also Francisco Cervelli on 9/16 vs. Toronto)...Hit first Major League home run in 10/2 loss at Tampa Bay, a two-run HR off Dale Thayer in the eighth inning...Batted .290 (127-for-438) with 74R, 30 doubles, 19HR and 82RBI in 122 games for Scranton/WB... ranked third in the International League in RBI... named International League "Player of the Week" for the period 4/9-12... appeared in seven postseason games for the IL North Division champs, batting .231 (6-for-26) with 1 double 1 triple, 1HR, 6RBI and 4BB...Played winter ball with Licey in the Dominican Winter League, batting .409 (18-for-44) with 5 doubles, 2HR and 11RBI in 13 games.

2008

Batted .400 (4-for-10) with 1 double and 1RBI in five games (three starts at 1B) with the Yankees as a September callup in his first Major League action... reached base safely in four of his five games... the left-handed hitter doubled in his only at-bat vs. a left-handed pitcher on 9/24 at Toronto (Jesse Carlson)...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/17... made his Major League debut in 9/18 win vs. Chicago (AL), starting at 1B and going 0-for-2 with 1R and 2BB... became the 15th Cuban-born player to appear in a game with the Yankees...Was one of three Yankees to make their Major League debut in the 9/18 game (also Cervelli and Sanchez)... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, was the first time three different Yankees made their debut in the same game since 3/31/03 when Hideki Matsui, Jose Contreras and Jason Anderson each debuted in the Yankees' 8-4 win at Toronto...Made his second Major League start in 9/24 win at Toronto, going 2-for-4 with 1 double... collected his first Major League hit with a fourth-inning single off A.J. Burnett... recorded his first Major League RBI in 9/28 Game 2 loss at Boston with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly...Batted .287 (102-for-356) in 99 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with 22 doubles, 12HR, 52RBI and 55BB... ranked fifth in the International League with a .384 on-base percentage... ranked second on the team with 102H... committed just 5E in 670 total chances at 1B (.993 fielding percentage) with Scranton/ WB... hit .332 (79-for-228) with 10HR vs. right-handed pitchers...Was placed on the disabled list twice with a right shoulder strain (4/30-5/12 and 5/19-6/16)...Hit .356 (21-for-59) in the month of June, with 7 doubles and 10RBI in 14G... hit safely in a team season-high 13 straight games from 7/28-8/9, batting .388 (19-for-49) over the stretch with 5 doubles, 2HR and 9RBI...Batted .265 (9-for-34) with a league-high 11RBI in eight postseason games for the International League-champion SWB Yankees... homered and drove in a single-game postseason franchise-record six runs in SWB's 20-2 win on 9/12 vs. Durham to clinch the IL title...Batted .301 (22-for-73) with 14R, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 5HR and 20RBI in 19 games with the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League... did not commit an error in nine starts at 1B (81 TC).

2007

Combined to hit .265 (118-for-446) with 34 2B, 16 HR and 96 RBI in 122 games with Class-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton...ranked 1st among Yankees farmhands in RBI and 4th in home runs... started the season at Tampa and was promoted to Trenton on June 22...played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the 2007 AFL Top Prospects Team.