Alfonso Soriano net worth
What is the net worth of Alfonso Soriano?
Alfonso Soriano is a retired Dominican professional baseball player who has a net worth of $60 million. Alfonso Soriano is best known as the All-Star second baseman for the New York Yankees.
early life
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano was born on January 7, 1976, in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, into a family of Haitian descent. He started his professional baseball career in 1996 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Professional Baseball League.
MLB career
In 1998, Alfonso Soriano signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent. He was assigned to their minor league system, and the following year, Alfonso was named the All-Star Future Game Most Valuable Player and made his MLB debut. He played five seasons as an infielder and third baseman before eventually settling at second base. In 2002, Soriano became just the second Yankee player in franchise history to hit 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season, a feat he would repeat in 2003. In 2002, he also had 696 at-bats, 209 hits, 92 extra hits, 41 stolen bases, 128 runs, and set the Yankees single-season most at-bats (696) and most strikeouts (157 ) team record. In 2003, Soriano set the record for most home runs (13), led the game by one game in a season, led the league in at-bats for the second year in a row, and led the league in hits, doubles, Top-five in home runs, stolen bases and strikeouts.
Alfonso Soriano was traded to the Texas Rangers in 2004, where he played just one season, before being traded to the Washington Nationals, where he became the third All-Star in two conferences A player who starts at two different positions. Soriano, who then signed with the Chicago Cubs, broke his hand in 2008 when he was hit by a field. In 2009, he also underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
In 2013, the Cubs traded him to the New York Yankees for a second stint with the team, and within a month he hit his 2,000th career hit — a home run by Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander . He started the 2014 season as the designated hitter, playing in right field at times. When he struggled at the plate, his playing time became limited. Soriano was designated by the Yankees on July 6, 2014, and announced his retirement on November 4, 2014.
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Professional honor
During his MLB career, Alfonso Soriano was a seven-time All-Star (2002-2008), four-time Silver Slugger (2002, 2004-2006), All-Star Game MVP (2004 ), American League base steal leader (2002), four-time member of the 30-30 club (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), and the elusive 40-40 club member (2006).
Contracts and Benefits
In 1998, Alfonso Soriano signed a five-year, $3.15 million contract with the New York Yankees. He signed a one-year, $800,000 deal with the team in 2003 and a one-year, $5.4 million deal in 2004 before being traded to the Texas Rangers . Soriano signed a one-year deal with the Rangers for $7.5 million before being traded to Washington, where he signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Nationals. In 2006, Soriano agreed to a massive eight-year, $136 million deal with the Chicago Cubs.
During his 16-year MLB career, Alfonso Soriano earned just under $167 million in salary.
personal life
Alfonso Soriano and his wife, Carmen Isis Eusebio, have three daughters – Alexis, Angelina and Alisa – And three sons – Alan, Angel and Alfonso Jr.
His mother, Doña Andrea Soriano, is the younger sister of Hilario Soriano, a former catcher for the Tigres del Licey baseball team.
