| Luis Sojo | ||
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| Utility | ||
| Born: January 3, 1966 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 14, 1990 for the Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 2003 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
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| Hits | 671 | |
| Home runs | 36 | |
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Luis Beltrán Sojo (pronounced /ˈsoʊhoʊ/ SOE-hoe) (born January 3, 1966 in Petare, Miranda State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1990, 1993), California Angels (1991-1992), Seattle Mariners (1994-1996), New York Yankees (1996-2001, 2003) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2000). Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states ( ''estados'') into which Venezuela is divided Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
In his career, Sojo filled a role as a utility infielder for the Blue Jays, Angels, Mariners, Pirates and, most notably, for the Yankees. He is regarded by many sportwriters and Yankees fans as one of the most important and best reserve players in the team's history.
Not classically athletic, he was a natural shortstop in the minors, but took on an expanded role in emergency situations, initially and most commonly as a second baseman, and eventually as a third baseman, first baseman and left fielder as well. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field.
Sojo had limited power and did not draw many walks, but he was a good contact hitter, especially for someone who made a habit of falling behind in the count during his minor league tenure. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire He did show an ability to put the ball in play with a low strikeout rate (one for 13 at-bats). In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base Some of his great contributions came when going to the opposite field in hit and run situations and with infield hits. A hit and run is a play in Baseball in which the Baserunners are in motion before the ball is hit and the batter attempts to make contact with the An avid bunter, he led the league in sacrificial hits in 1991 (21). A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. Though not a threat as a base stealer, he was a competent base runner. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In the field, Sojo had a good range and a good arm, showing quick hands and slick moves.
In October 2000, Sojo turned from a role player to a World Series hero in the decisive Game 5 of the Subway Series against the New York Mets. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Subway Series is a series of Major League Baseball games played between teams based in New York City. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. With the score tied at two in the ninth inning and two outs, Sojo delivered a two-RBI single against Al Leiter. Alois Terry "Al" Leiter (ˈlaɪtɚ born October 23, 1965 in Toms River, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball The Yankees won their 26th World Series, third consecutive, fourth in the Joe Torre era, and Sojo obtained his fourth series ring. Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major
In 2002, Sojo failed to earn a spot on the Yankees roster, and retired from playing Major League Baseball. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: He then made his managerial debut with the Yankees Double A affiliate Norwich Navigators, and led the team to its first Eastern League Championship. The Connecticut Defenders are a Minor league baseball team based in Norwich Connecticut.
2003 was a unique year for Sojo. Having left the Navigators for a position as a Yankees coach, Sojo was invited to the Yankees Old Timers game, where he hit the game-winning home run off Ron Guidry. Later that season, the Yankees resigned him as an active player, and he appeared in three games to conclude the season. He may be the only Yankee (or overall player) in history to play in an Old Timers Game and later a regular season game in the same year.
In 13 seasons, Sojo batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 261 (671-for-2571) with 36 home runs, 261 RBI, 300 runs, 103 doubles, 12 triples, and 28 stolen bases in 848 games. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate
He currently serves as manager for the Class A Advanced Tampa Yankees, and managed the Venezuelan national baseball team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Venezuela national baseball team is the national team of Venezuela. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006.
When registering for hotel stays, Sojo used the alias Harry Pelotas to avoid unwanted fan attention. "Pelotas" is Spanish for "balls" [1].
Highlights
- Hit a two-outs bases-clearing broken-bat double against California Angels Mark Langston to lead Seattle to its very first AL West division title, with four runs scoring on the play: Sojo took third on the throw to the plate, and scored after the Langston's frustrated relay ended up in the backstop - one of the most dramatic plays ever in MLB history (1995)
- Hit . Mark Edward Langston (born August 20, 1960 in San Diego California) is an American Left-handed former Major League Baseball 400 with one RBI in 10 post-season games [. 800 in the WS] (1996)
- Batted a career-high . 307 in his first full season as a Yankee (1997)
- Tied for second on the team with nine RBI in 15 post-season games (2000)
- Drove in the World Series winning run (2000)
- Became the first person ever to manage a minor league team to a championship and later resume his Major League career.
- Four batting titles in the Venezuelan Winter League (. 351, 1989-90; . 362, 1990-91; . 375, 1993-94; . 376, 1994-95)
- Was called 'The best . 200 hitter ever" by Yankees radio announcer John Sterling
- Reached 1000 hits on Dec. John Sterling (born July 4, 1938) is an American 14/15th (around midnight) in the Venezeulan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) with his team, Cardenales de Lara.
See also
External links
- Page at MLB
- Page at Baseball Library
- Page at Baseball Reference
- Article at Futility Infielder - WALL OF FAME
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