1992
Born February 25, 1992
Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Jorge Soler Notable
b. February 25, 1992 · Chicago Cubs 2014–2016, Kansas City Royals 2017–2021, Atlanta Braves 2021, 2024, Miami Marlins 2022–2023, San Francisco Giants 2024, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2025
Jorge Soler played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2025. His longest stay was with the Kansas City Royals, from 2017 to 2021.
Across 1,094 games he batted .241, with 915 hits and 531 runs. He finished with 203 home runs, 209 doubles and 12 stolen bases.
He led the league in home runs once, in 2019, with 48. He played 588 games in the outfield, with 906 putouts and 14 errors.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2021. He was an All-Star in 2023.
He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on February 25, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2023 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2019 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 24 | 89 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .292 |
| 2015 | CHC | 101 | 366 | 39 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 32 | 121 | 3 | .262 |
| 2016 | CHC | 86 | 227 | 37 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 0 | .238 |
| 2017 | KCR | 35 | 97 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 0 | .144 |
| 2018 | KCR | 61 | 223 | 27 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 3 | .265 |
| 2019 | KCR | 162 | 589 | 95 | 156 | 33 | 1 | 48 | 117 | 73 | 178 | 3 | .265 |
| 2020 | KCR | 43 | 149 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 60 | 0 | .228 |
| 2021 | ATL/KCR | 149 | 516 | 74 | 115 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 70 | 67 | 142 | 0 | .223 |
| 2022 | MIA | 72 | 270 | 32 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 90 | 0 | .207 |
| 2023 | MIA | 137 | 504 | 77 | 126 | 24 | 0 | 36 | 75 | 66 | 141 | 1 | .250 |
| 2024 | ATL/SFG | 142 | 493 | 84 | 119 | 34 | 1 | 21 | 64 | 68 | 141 | 1 | .241 |
| 2025 | LAA | 82 | 279 | 31 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 94 | 0 | .215 |
| Career | — | 1094 | 3802 | 531 | 915 | 209 | 4 | 203 | 550 | 461 | 1162 | 12 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Jorge Soler
Jorge Soler made a major-league debut on August 27, 2014.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0