Rubén Sierra
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| Right fielder / Designated hitter | |||
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Born: October 6, 1965 Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 1, 1986, for the Texas Rangers | |||
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| July 9, 2006, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
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| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 306 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,322 | ||
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Rubén Angel Sierra García (born October 6, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Sierra goes by the nicknames El Caballo and El Indio.
Over 20 seasons, Sierra played for the Texas Rangers (1986–92, 2000–01, 2003), Oakland Athletics (1992–95), New York Yankees (1995–96, 2003–05), Detroit Tigers (1996), Cincinnati Reds (1997), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Chicago White Sox (1998), Seattle Mariners (2002), Minnesota Twins (2006).
Sierra graduated from Liceo Interamericano Castro High School in Puerto Rico in 1983, where he played baseball, basketball and volleyball.
In November 1982, the Texas Rangers signed 17-year-old Sierra out of Puerto Rico. Sierra made his major league debut on June 1, 1986 as an outfielder and hit a home run in just his second MLB at bat becoming the first Texas Rangers player to accomplish this feat. Sierra had a decent rookie year hitting .264 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs.
In 1989, Sierra hit 29 home runs, and led the league in RBIs (119), slugging (.543), and extra bases (78). Despite superior numbers, he finished second in MVP voting to Robin Yount, who was a superior defender on a better team. He went on to have 3 years with 100+ RBIs with the Rangers. In August 1992, the Rangers traded Sierra to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco. He later played more years with the Rangers.
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