Juan Uribe

Juan Uribe
Uribe with the Cleveland Indians in 2016
Free agent
Infielder
Born: (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 37) Palenque, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2001, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.255
Hits	1,568
Runs	724
Home runs	199
Runs batted in	816
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2001–2003) Chicago White Sox (2004–2008) San Francisco Giants (2009–2010) Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2015) Atlanta Braves (2015) New York Mets (2015) Cleveland Indians (2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (2005, 2010)

Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena (born March 22, 1979) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He stands 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighs 235 pounds (107 kg). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He bats and throws right-handed.

Uribe began his professional career in 1997 when he was signed by the Colorado Rockies. After advancing through the minors, he made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2001. He became their shortstop in 2001 and spent all of 2002 in that capacity. He missed part of 2003 with an injury and was traded to the Chicago White Sox following the season. After one season as a utility player, Uribe became the starting shortstop for the White Sox in 2005; he held that position for the next three years. While Uribe was with the White Sox, the team won the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros. Uribe hit 21 home runs in 2006 but had a low on-base percentage. He hit 20 home runs in 2007 but had a low batting average with runners in scoring position (RISP). In 2008, Uribe lost his starting shortstop role to Orlando Cabrera and shifted to the starter at second, but then lost that job to rookie Alexei Ramírez. He eventually ended the season as the team's third baseman due to an injury to Joe Crede.