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Career timeline: Randy Arozarena

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2019: First things first

In his Major League debut for St. Louis on Aug. 14, Arozarena went 2-for-4 with an RBI on a strange play

2020: A big deal

After his debut, the 24-year-old Arozarena was dealt to the Rays on Jan. 9 alongside José Martínez

Revisit the trade

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2020: 1st of many homers

After packing on pounds of muscle while in COVID-19 quarantine, Arozarena went on a late-season tear for Tampa Bay

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2020: A record binge

The 2020 ALCS MVP carried the Rays’ lineup to the World Series with a playoff-record 10 home runs

Relive the power surge

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2020: Hello, Captain

With 29 hits in the 2020 playoffs, Arozarena shattered all sorts of records, including Derek Jeter’s single-postseason hits mark

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2020: The wild walk-off

Brett Phillips gets credit for the winning hit on Oct. 24, but Arozarena ran wild and pounded home plate after scoring the walk-off run in World Series Game 4

Watch Rays lift off

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2021: 20-20 vision

Arozarena set a goal and accomplished it, crushing 20 homers then stealing his 20th base on Oct. 3, the last game of his rookie season

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2021: Homer, steal home

In Game 1 of the 2021 ALDS on Oct. 7, Arozarena homered (again) and pulled off the first straight steal of home in postseason play since Jackie Robinson in the 1955 World Series

Read the reaction

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2021: Rookie of the Year

A deserving winner, Arozarena became the fourth Rays player to claim the AL Rookie of the Year Award

Recap Randy's ROY year

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2022: A man of the people

Arozarena became a fan favorite at every ballpark, responding to frequent “RAN-DY” chants and occasionally exchanging gear

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2022: 20-30-40 season

How do you follow a 20-20 rookie campaign? With a 20-homer, 32-steal, 41-double sophomore season