Paul Sorrento
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 55 | |||
| First baseman | |||
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Born: November 17, 1965 Peabody, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1999, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 166 | ||
| Runs batted in | 565 | ||
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Paul Anthony Sorrento (born November 17, 1965) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 1999, Sorrento played for the Minnesota Twins (1989–91), Cleveland Indians (1992–95), Seattle Mariners (1996–97) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–99). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Sorrento played high school baseball for St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts (1979-1983). Sorrento played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles under head coach Mike Martin. Sorrento played in two World Series, one for the Twins in 1991 and one for the Indians, in 1995.
On January 13, 2012, Sorrento was named hitting coach for Inland Empire 66ers of the California League they are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On November 9, 2012, he was named the minor league hitting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. On November 3, 2015, Sorrento was hired as the Angels assistant hitting coach.
In an 11-season career, Sorrento posted a .257 batting average with 166 home runs and 565 RBI in 1093 games played.
In Eleven Playoff Game Appearances with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners had a .213 batting average with 1 home run and 2 RBIs in 47 at-bats.
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