J. P. Arencibia
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Arencibia with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2008
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 5, 1986 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 7, 2010, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .212 | ||
| Home runs | 80 | ||
| Runs batted in | 245 | ||
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Jonathan Paul "J. P." Arencibia (born January 5, 1986) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays from 2010 through 2015.
As a teenager, Arencibia attended Westminster Christian high school in Miami, Florida, which has produced other major-league players, most notably Alex Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewicz. Arencibia also played football and basketball in high school, but excelled in baseball. He later played for the Under-18 Florida Bombers, alongside future major leaguers Mat Latos, Gaby Sánchez, Yonder Alonso, and Jon Jay.
Arencibia attended the University of Tennessee, and played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. He won the USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Player of the Year Award in 2006. Prior to the 2007 draft, questions were raised about Arencibia's defensive abilities as a catcher. After drafting him, however, the Blue Jays decided to keep him as a catcher, rather than convert him to another position, such as first base. While attending college, Arencibia played with Chase Headley, Luke Hochevar, and Julio Borbon. In the summer of 2006, Arencibia played baseball in Cuba with David Price, and would later be drafted 20 positions behind Price in 2007.
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