Joakim Soria
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Soria in his first stint pitching for the Royals
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 48 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: May 18, 1984 Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 4, 2007, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 24–28 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.76 | ||
| WHIP | 1.11 | ||
| Strikeouts | 549 | ||
| Saves | 203 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  Mexico
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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2006 Cartagena | Team |
Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos (born May 18, 1984) is a Mexican professional baseball relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Soria began his professional career in the Mexican League, before briefly playing in minor league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres organizations. The Royals selected Soria from the Padres in the Rule 5 draft after the 2006 season, and he debuted with the Royals in 2007. Soria is a two-time MLB All-Star.
Soria has played for his country's Diablos Rojos del México (in the Mexican Baseball League) and Yaquis de Obregón in the Winter League. He played for the Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards as well. On December 9, 2006 in the Mexican Winter League, Soria threw a perfect game against the Naranjeros de Hermosillo.
In 2006, Soria was drafted at the age of 22 by the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft out of the San Diego Padres organization in 2006. He debuted for the Royals in the 2007 season, and had a record of 2–3 with 17 saves and an ERA of 2.48.
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