1979
Born December 19, 1979
San Jose, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
Rafael Soriano Notable
b. December 19, 1979 · Seattle Mariners 2002–2006, Atlanta Braves 2007–2009, Tampa Bay Rays 2010, New York Yankees 2011–2012, Washington Nationals 2013–2014, Chicago Cubs 2015
Rafael Soriano's 207 saves are the 52nd most in the game's history.
He played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2002 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2015.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 207 games and appeared 591 times, with a 2.89 earned run average. He struck out 641. Across 592 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2010, with 45.
He was an All-Star in 2010.
He was born in San Jose, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R. on December 19, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2010 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2010 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2010 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2003 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2010 |
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 2003 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SEA | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | SEA | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | SEA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | SEA | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | ATL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | ATL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | ATL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | TBR | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | NYY | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | NYY | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | WSN | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | WSN | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | CHC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 592 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 47.1 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 4.56 |
| 2003 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 53.0 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 1.53 |
| 2004 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13.50 |
| 2005 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.45 |
| 2006 | SEA | 1 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 60.0 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 2.25 |
| 2007 | ATL | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 72.0 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 70 | 3.00 |
| 2008 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2.57 |
| 2009 | ATL | 1 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 75.2 | 53 | 25 | 27 | 102 | 2.97 |
| 2010 | TBR | 3 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 45 | 62.1 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 1.73 |
| 2011 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 4.12 |
| 2012 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 42 | 67.2 | 55 | 17 | 24 | 69 | 2.26 |
| 2013 | WSN | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 43 | 66.2 | 65 | 23 | 17 | 51 | 3.10 |
| 2014 | WSN | 4 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 32 | 62.0 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 59 | 3.19 |
| 2015 | CHC | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.35 |
| Career | — | 24 | 28 | 591 | 8 | 207 | 636.1 | 489 | 204 | 197 | 641 | 2.89 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Rafael Soriano
Rafael Soriano made a major-league debut on May 10, 2002.
2015
Final major-league game: Rafael Soriano
Rafael Soriano played a final major-league game on July 30, 2015.