Leads all Puerto Rican born players with 434 career home runs, ranking 36th on all-time MLB homer list.
Voted American League MVP in both 1996 and 1998 while playing for the Texas Rangers. Became the first native of Latin
America to win multiple MVP awards.
Is a three-time American League All-Star (1993, 1998 & 2001).
Led the American League in homers in both 1992 (43) and 1993 (46) and had a league-leading 157 RBI in 1998.
Has won six Silver Slugger awards and his career .561 slugging pct. is ranked 19th all-time in the majors.
Has not played professionaly since 2005 when he appeared in one game for Cleveland. Signed a minor league contract with
Boston in spring 2006, but did not play.
Made his Major League debut in 1989 with the Texas Rangers at the age of 19.
His entire Major League career has been spent in the American League (TEX, DET, CLE, KC).
2007
Resides in Levitown, PR...has three children, Juan Igor,
Alberto, and Gabriela Marie...was selected as the 1997 Texas
Rangers Roberto Clemente Man of the Year for community
achievement...donated $50,000 towards the building of a youth
ballpark in Southeast Dallas in 1998...purchased Rangers tickets
for use by underprivileged youngsters in the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metroplex from 1995-99 while making contribution for every RBI
to Literacy Instruction for Texas from 1997-99...was also the
recipient of the 1997 Hispanic Heritage Achievement Award
from the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce...is also very
involved in charity activities in Puerto Rico during the off-season...
donated $25,000 to help victims of Hurricane George and
participated in the Puerto Rican relief effort in fall of 1998...made
$25,000 contribution to Cleveland Indians Charities after signing
originally with the club in January, 2001...played baseball at
Vega Baja High School and graduated in 1987...participated in
Little League, Babe Ruth League and American Legion programs.
2004
Juan rejoins the Indians after spending the 2004 season in Kansas City...Was limited to just 33 games and did
not play after May 22 due to a back strain...Hit his first HR as a Royal on April 15 at Chicago-AL, his first HR since
7/17/03 at Tampa Bay while with Texas...Moved passed Cal Ripken on the all-time HR chart, hitting career HR
#432 on April 16 at Minnesota (4-4, 2RS, 2HR, 3RBI)...Was his 48th career multi-HR game and 45th career 2HR
game and only one of the season... His 48 career multi-homer games are 12th most all-time...Has homered in 29
of the parks he has played in (out of 32).
On the year he made 29 starts in RF and 4 starts at DH for Tony Pena's Royals...He hit .297 (11-37, .595 slg) w/
3HR & 5RBI off LHP and .267 (24-90, .378slg) vs. RHP w/2HR & 12RBI...Hit .286 (16-56) at Kauffman
Stadium...Hit .286 (16-56) w/a HR & 5RBI w/no one on base...Hit .290 (9-31) w/RISP...Was hitting .288 (17-59)
in May w/2HR & 7RBI in 16 games prior to his injury, which he sustained on May 22 at Oakland and left the game
in the 4th inning w/tightness in his lower back...Was placed on the DL the next day and was transferred to the 60-
day DL on August 7...Had a 9-game rehab stint from July 7-24 before being shutdown for the remainder of the
season.
Collected his 1400th career RBI on May 10 vs. Toronto...Currently ranks 8th among active players in RBI and is
7th among active players in HR...Currently ranks 32nd on the all-time career home run list with 434... Won BBWAA
American League Most Valuable Player Awards in 1996 and 1998, 1 of 23 multiple winners in history, 1 of 12 in
the A.L...Is one of 16 players in history with 5 or more 40-HR seasons, one of 6 active players to accomplish the
feat...Ranks 2nd among active players with an RBI every 4.7 at bats behind Manny Ramirez (4.3)...Owns a career
average of .328 (133-405) in Jacobs Field w/87RS, 29 2B, 34HR & 113RBI in 102 games (.657 slugging %).
2003
Started 57 games in right field and 24 games as the designated hitter for the Rangers
before being sidelined for the season on July 19...ranked 5th on the club in home runs
(24), his 11th seasons with 20 or more home runs...Had a .230 average with 4 homers and 8 RBI in his 1st 18 games through April 20...went
on a .349 (29-83) tear with 9 homers and 24 RBI in his next 21 games, improving to .293
on May 5...Went just 8-for-39 (.205) in his next 9 games, falling to .276 through May 25 before
batting .321 (42-131) with 10 homers and 36 RBI in his final 34 games...was placed on the
15-day D.L. on July 23 (retroactive to July 20) with a right calf injury and did not play the
rest of the year...At the time he was placed on the disabled list, was tied for 3rd in the A.L. in homers and
tied for 7th in RBI (70)...hit 2 homers in a game 4 times: April 5 vs. Seattle; April 29 and
May 1 at Toronto and July 10 against Minnesota...His 47 career multi-homer games are 12th most all-time...produced 5 homers in 3 games,
April 29-May 1 at Toronto, the 4th time in Rangers history that had been accomplished...Had a season best 5 RBI on April 29 at Toronto and drove in 4 runs in a game on 3
occasions...had 18 RBI in a 9-game span, April 22-May 1, including 10 in 3-game series at
Toronto, April 29-May 1...Was selected as A.L. co-player of the week for April 28-May 4...did not make an error in
108 total chances in the outfield and was tied for 6th in the league in outfield assists
(10)...had a season high 9-game hitting streak, June 3-17.
2002
Returning to the Rangers after a 2-year absence, Juan appeared in just 70 games due to a season-long
right thumb injury, starting 61 games in right and 7 as the designated hitter. It was his fewest games ever in a
full major league season.Despite the injuries, he became just the 34th player to ever hit 400 career home runs.
Batting/Injuries: Went 6-24 without an rbi in his 1st 7 games of the year...Began to experience
discomfort in his right thumb on April 4 and was placed on the disabled list on April 11 with torn muscle fibers
in the thumb...Was activated on May 17, going 4-25 in 1st 6 games back to lower average to .217 through May
25...Batted .342 (54-158) with 6 homers and 24 rbi in next 39 contests, improving to .302 on July 12...Had a .200
(14-70) mark in final 18 games...Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 2 (retroactive to July 31) with a
torn ligament in his right thumb and did not play again...Had a season high 12-game hitting streak, June 26-July
12 with a season high 3 hits on 3 occasions...Spent the 1st part of the off-season continuing rehab on the thumb
before beginning to hit again in early January...Is expected to be fully ready for the start of the spring
training.
2002 Notes: Had a .358 (29-81) average versus lefthanders...Batted .328 (21-64) with runners in
scoring position and .307 (42-137) in Arlington...Hit .171 (6-35) with 2 homers and 4 rbi as the dh...Had Texas'
only hit, a leadoff double in the 8th, off Cory Lidle on July 19 at Oakland...Was ejected on July 6 vs.
Baltimore.
2002 and Major League Career:
Career: Ranks 34th in major league history with 405 homers, 2 behind Duke Snider...Is 76th in rbi
(1317), 4 behind Jeff Bagwell and 5 back of Roger Connor, and is tied for 80th in grand slam home runs (8)
...Among active players ranks 6th in homers and 8th in rbi...Has 10th highest slugging percentage (.563) among
current major leaguers with at least 3,000 at bats...Over last 10 years (1993-2002), is 5th in majors in rbi
(1087) and ranks 9th in home runs (330).
Texas: On the Rangers' all-time list, is 1st in homers (348), rbi (1110), extra base hits (671),
and total bases (2886), places 2nd in doubles (303), ranks 3rd in at bats (5108), runs (829) and hits (1499), is
4th in games (1318), and has the 8th highest average (.293)...Won BBWAA American League Most Valuable Player
Awards in 1996 and 1998, one of 23 multiple winners in history, one of 12 in the A.L...Has been selected as the
Rangers Player of the Year a club record 5 times (1992-93-96-97-98).
Home Runs: Had a stretch of 7 straight 20-homer seasons ended in 2002...Hit his 100th career
homer at The Ballpark in Arlington, May 29 vs. Minnesota...Has 103 career homers at The Ballpark, 3rd most
all-time...Became the 34th player in major league history to hit 400 homers with his blast off Jarrod Washburn on
June 5 in Anaheim...Also homered the following night against the Angels...Went 19 games between homers, June
7-29...His 35 homers with Cleveland in 2001 marked 7th season with 30 or more hrs and 10th year with 20+
blasts...Went deep every 15.2 at bats, 8th best in the A.L....Produced 380th career homer on June 22 at Kansas
City to become all-time leader among natives of Puerto Rico, surpassing Orlando Cepeda...Hit 22 homers, fewest
since 1994, with Detroit in 2000...Hit 1st homer in Comerica Park history, April 14 vs. Tampa Bay...Had 1st
career inside-the-park blast, Sept. 2 vs. Texas...Ranked 7th in A.L. in homers (39) in 1999...Set then club
record for road homers (25)...Had no homers in season's 1st 16 games, his longest drought ever start a
season...His 45 homers in 1998 tied for 4th in A.L. and were 3rd most in club history at the time...Had 42 homers
in 1997, 3rd in the A.L., including 15 off lefthanders, tying Mo Vaughn for league lead...Homered every 12.7 at
bats, the A.L.'s 3rd best ratio...His 47 regular season homers in 1996 surpassed own club record of 46 in
1993...Mark was eclipsed by Alex Rodriguez in 2001 (52) and 2002 (57)...With 5 in post-season, had 52 total
homers, the 19th player in A.L. history at the time to hit 50+ homers in one year,including post-season...Tied
major league record for most homers in a season by a Latin American player, surpassed by Sammy Sosa (66) in
1998...Previous record for native of Puerto Rico was 46 by Orlando Cepeda, then with San Francisco, in
1961...Homered every 11.5 at bats, 3rd best in the majors...Tied then major league record with 15 homers in July,
tying Rangers record for home runs in any month and a career high...Hit 27 homers in 90 games in 1995, an average
of one homer every 3.3 contests...Homered every 13 at bats, 6th best among A.L. players with 20+ homers...Became
the Rangers' all-time home run hitter with his 154th homer, July 16 at Boston...Had hit at least 27 homers in
each of 3 full major league seasons before producing 19 in 1994...Went 26 games without a homer, May 6-June 8,
the 2nd longest drought of his career to a 32-game dry spell, Aug. 28-Oct. 5, 1991...Hit 13 of his 19 homers on
the road, homering just once in 1st 27 games at The Ballpark in Arlington...Hit 116 homers from 1991-93, the 2nd
most by an A.L. player over a 3-year span from 1971-93 to 130 for Detroit's Cecil Fielder (1990-92)...Tied Barry
Bonds for the major league lead with 46 in 1993, becoming the 11th player in history at the time to lead or tie
for major league home run lead in consecutive years...Was the 1st player to lead A.L. outright in homers in
back-to-back years since Boston's Jim Rice in 1977-78...Was the 4th major leaguer in 23 years to hit 40 home runs
in consecutive seasons...At 23 years, 11 months, was the 2nd youngest ever behind Eddie Mathews
(1953-54-55)...Was just the 6th player in history to hit 46 homers in a season before his 24th birthday...Became
the 6th youngest major league home run leader ever in 1992, homering in the final game of the season to edge Mark
McGwire, 43-42...Was the 1st Ranger to ever lead the A.L....Was just the 6th player ever with 40 homers before
his 23rd birthday...His total was 11 more than previous club mark set by Larry Parrish in 1987...Tied club mark
by homering in 4 straight games, Aug. 29-Sept. 1...In 1991, led Texas with 27 homers and at 21 years, 9 months,
was youngest Ranger to ever reach 20-homer plateau...Tied for 2nd in A.L. in road homers (20).
Multi-Homer Games: Failed to have a multi-homer game in 2002 for 1st time in 12 full
major league seasons...Has 43 career multi-homer games (three 3-homer games), tied with Lou Gehrig and Dave
Kingman for 16th most in history...Of that number, 38 have come with Texas, a team record...The Rangers are 31-7
in those contests...Set Texas' single season mark with 7 multi-homer games in both 1992 and 1997, surpassed by A.
Rodriguez (10) in 2002...His 3-homer games have all come with Texas and tie the single game team record: June 7,
1992 vs. Minnesota and Aug. 28, 1993 against Baltimore, both at Arlington Stadium and Sept. 24, 1999 vs. Oakland
at The Ballpark in Arlington...Is one of 14 players in A.L. history with at least 3 3-homer games...Had 1st
3-homer game at 22 years, 7 months, 22 days, the youngest to hit 3 homers in a game since Johnny Bench on July
26, 1970 (22 yrs., 7 mos., 19 days).
Career: Is averaging one homer every 15.1 at bats in his major league career...Is one of 15
players in history with 5 or more 40-homer seasons, one of 5 active players to accomplish the feat (see chart on
page 74)...Has 5 of 10 40-homer seasons in Rangers' history...Has at least 10 homers in a month 11 times, all
with the Rangers...Connected for 350th career homer, June 13, 2000 vs. Toronto...Became the 81st player in major
league history to reach the 300-home run plateau on Sept. 19, 1998 vs. Oakland in his 4239th career at bat at the
age of 28 years, 338 days...Is the 5th fewest at bats ever to reach 300 homers, and is the 6th youngest player to
ever accomplish that feat ...Connected for his 250th career homer on Sept. 13, 1997 vs. Minnesota at 27 years,
332 days, the 8th youngest player in major league history to achieve that milestone...Hit his 200th career homer
on Aug. 1, 1996 vs. New York at the age of 26 years, 290 days, the 10th youngest player to ever accomplish that
feat...Had his 100th career home run off David Wells on July 16, 1993 vs. Detroit at 23 years, 9 months, tying
Joe DiMaggio as the 11th youngest ever to reach that milestone.
Runs Batted In: Had just 35 rbi in 2002, a decrease of 105 from 2001...Drove in season high 4 runs,
June 6 at Anaheim...His 140 rbi in 2001 were 3rd most of career and the 8th most ever by an Cleveland
player...Was his 8th lifetime 100 rbi season...Led A.L. for most of season before ending year with 10-game rbi
drought over 37 at bats...Had season best 26 rbi in April and drove in at least 22 runs in all 6 full
months...Had team best 19 game-winning rbi...Had 67 rbi with the Tigers in 2000, his fewest ever for a full
season prior to 2002...Ranked 5th in A.L. in rbi (128) in 1999...His 157 rbi in 1998 were the most in the
American League since 1949, when Vern Stephens and Ted Williams each had 159 rbi for Boston...Manny Ramirez
surpassed that total with 165 in 1999...Gonzalez' 1998 figure is 6th highest total in the majors since 1940 and
12th best since 1935...Is tied with Al Simmons (1929) for 27th most in history...Averaged 1.02 rbi per
game...Joined Ken Griffey, Jr. as 1st major leaguers with 130 or more rbi in 3 straight seasons (1996-98) since
Stephens from 1948-50...Sosa accomplished that in 4 consecutive seasons from 1998-2001...Had 35 rbi April and 36
through April 30 (one in March), both major league records...Had 35 rbi in May, tying club record for May set by
Larry Parrish in 1987... Reached 100 rbi in his 87th game on July 5, breaking own record of 89 games in
1996...His 101 total rbi at the All-Star break through July 5 were 2nd most in major league history behind
Greenberg (103) in 1935 (see chart on page 76)...Had 143 rbi through August 31, the most by a major league player
through August since Greenberg (143) in 1937...Set club records with 79 rbi at home (broken by A. Rodriguez in
2002-82) and 78 on the road..Had 131 rbi, 3rd in the league, in 133 games in 1997, missing by 2 games of becoming
the 7th player in history to average an rbi per game in consecutive seasons...Produced an rbi every 4.07 at bats,
the majors' top ratio...Had at least 24 rbi in every month and tied club record with 26 in September...His then
club record 144 rbi in 1996 surpassed mark of 119 by Ruben Sierra in 1989 and ranked 2nd in the league...
Averaged 1.07 rbi per game, the best ratio in the majors at the time since 1938 (Jimmie Foxx-1.17)...Had an rbi
every 3.8 at bats, 2nd in the majors...Had 38 rbi in July, a club record at the time for rbi in any month (Larry
Parrish, 35 in May, 1987) and the most for an A.L. player in one month since Milwaukee's Cecil Cooper had 39 in
July, 1983...Had an rbi every 4.29 at bats in 1995, 3rd best among A.L. players with 80+ rbi...Drove in 500th
career run, Sept. 12 at Toronto...Went career high 14 straight games without an rbi, May 14-June 3, 1994...Drove
in at least 100 runs in each of his 1st 3 full seasons (1991-93)...Had 118 rbi in 1993, matching 2nd most in club
history at the time and ranking 4th in A.L...Became the 11th player in history to drive in 100 runs in each of
his 1st 3 full seasons in the majors and was the 6th youngest in history to reach the 100 rbi mark 3 times (see
charts on page 75)...Established then club record and career high with 8 rbi on June 17 at California on 3-run
and grand slam homers and an rbi single...Ranked 7th in the A.L. with 109 rbi in 1992 and tied for 3rd with an
rbi every 5 at bats...Became the 18th player in history with 100 rbi before the age of 22 with 102 in 1991.
Career: Ranks 2nd among active players with an rbi every 4.6 at bats behind Manny Ramirez (4.3)... Has
most 100-rbi seasons (7) ever by a Ranger...Drove in 1000th run in 1158th game, June 13, 1999 vs. Colorado, tying
Jimmie Foxx for the 6th fewest games to reach 1000 rbi...Had 851 career rbi in his 1st 1,000 games through May
27, 1998, 7th most all-time in 1st 1,000 big league contests...
Versus Opponents: Posted best numbers in 2002 with .326 average, 2 homers and 7 rbi against
Anaheim...Has a .372 (29-78) average in last 2 seasons vs. the Angels...Has 20 or more career homers versus 12
A.L. clubs with career high 37 vs. Cleveland...Has homered in 27 of 30 major league parks in which he's played
during his career, the exceptions being Wrigley Field in Chicago, Enron Field in Houston and Pittsburgh's Three
Rivers Stadium...Has 100+ rbi vs. 6 clubs, topped by Anaheim at 116...Best lifetime average is .322 against
Detroit...His 26 rbi vs. Kansas City in 1998 were the most in the majors since Los Angeles' Darryl Strawberry had
27 rbi in 18 games against Houston in 1991...Most homers against one team in a season was 9 versus the White Sox
in 2001.
Fielding: Fielded .992 (1 e/127 tc) in 62 games in 2002...Led club in outfield assists (9), tied
for 8th in the A.L...Has 78 assists in career...In 2001, fielded .987 (3 e/227 tc), 3rd best among regular A.L.
rightfielders...Tied for 8th in league in outfield assists (10), a career best...Topped the Rangers in assists in
1999 (7) and 1998 (8)...Moved from left to right field in 1996 and had a .988 (2 e/171 tc) fielding percentage in
102 games at that position, tying for team lead with 6 assists...Handled 7 errorless chances in his 5 games in
the outfield in 1995...In 1994, had .991 (2 e/234 tc) fielding percentage in 107 games, the 3rd best figure among
A.L. leftfelders...Tied for 7th in A.L. in assists (9)...Handled 9 putouts on April 17, 1993 at New York, 2 shy
of the major league record for a leftfielder...Played exclusively in leftfield from 1993-95...In 1992 started 117
games in center and 26 in left...In 1991, started 87 times in center, 44 in left, and 2 in right.
Injuries: His 70 games in 2002 were 20 fewer than in any full season of career...Has been on
disabled list 8 times in major league career...Was bothered by a strained left hamstring for much of 2nd half in
2001...Appeared in just 2 of Detroit's 1st 8 games in 2000 due to a strained right hamstring...Was hit in left
ankle by foul ball on June 24, resulting in d.l. stay from July 8-25...Did not play after Sept. 19 due to
herniated disc in his back...In 1999 missed time with a strained right hamstring in May (8 games) and a jammed
right wrist in July (6 games)...His 154 games in 1998 were one shy of career high (1992)...Missed 112 of 469
games due to injuries from 1995-97...Was sidelined for the 1st 24 contests in 1997 due to torn ligament in his
left thumb, sustained while diving for a ball in Puerto Rican League championship series on Jan. 28...Had surgery
on Feb. 8 and was not activated until May 2...Was hit in the batting helmet by a Bob Wolcott pitch on June 20
versus Seattle and left due to dizziness...Was hospitalized overnight for observation but was able to play the
next night...Sustained a partial tear of his left quadriceps muscle on May 7, 1996 vs. Toronto and was placed on
the 15-day disabled list on May 9, retroactive to May 8...Was activated on June 1...Played in only 90 of 144
games in 1995 due to injuries...Felt pain in his lower back following batting practice in a spring training game
on April 16 and was diagnosed to have a herniated disc...Opened the year on the disabled list and had a 4-game
stint at extended spring, May 25-28, during rehab...Was activated on June 1 after missing 33 games...Made 5 of
his 1st 6 starts in left field but continued to experience minor tightness and was used as the designated hitter
for the remainder of the year...Then was bothered by a bone spur in his neck and did not play after July
26...Went on d.l. on Aug. 4 (retroactive to July 27) and was activated on Aug. 16...Did not miss a game the rest
of the season...Missed the 1st 12 games of the 1991 season after having arthroscopic surgery to remove torn
cartilage from his right knee on March 21...Was activated on April 26.
All-Star Game: Is 0-5 in 3 career trips to the mid-summer classic...Has been selected twice as
a starter for A.L. in the outfield: 2001 at Seattle (0-1) and 1998 (0-3, sac fly) in Colorado...Was selected to
team as reserve in 1993 and played the final 4 innings in right field, going 0-1 with a walk at Baltimore...The
previous day, won the home run hitting contest during the all-star workout, becoming the 1st player to ever hit a
ball into the 3rd deck in leftfield at Camden Yards.
Post-Season: Has a career average of .290 (18-62) with 8 homers and 15 rbi in 15 games in 4
Division Series...Batted .348 (8-23) with team highs of 2 homers and 5 rbi in Cleveland's 5-game loss to Seattle
in 2001 A.L. DS...Produced Texas' only run in 3-game loss to New York in 1999 DS, a solo homer in Game 2 at
Yankee Stadium...Also scored Rangers' only run in 3 games in 1998 sweep by Yankees, coming around on an Ivan
Rodriguez double in Game 2 at New York...Had an outstanding 1996 Division Series VS. New York, leading the
Rangers in batting at .438 (7-16), homers with 5 and rbi with 9 in the 4-game series...Was the only Ranger to hit
safely in all 4 games...Homered in all 4 games, the 2nd player in major league history to ever homer in 4
straight games of a single post-season series, the other San Francisco's Jeffrey Leonard in the NLCS vs. St.
Louis, Oct. 6-7-9-10, 1987....His 5 homers in the series matched the most ever in a single post-season series
with New York's Reggie Jackson in the 1977 World Series against Los Angeles and Seattle's Ken Griffey in the 1995
Division Series vs. New York...His 9 rbi were one shy of the Division Series record, set by Seattle's Edgar
Martinez in 1995...His 1.375 slugging percentage was the highest in a Division or LCS of any length with record
for any series being 1.727 by New York's Lou Gehrig in the 1928 World Series...Had 22 total bases to tie the most
ever in a post-season series of 4 games with New York's Babe Ruth in the 1928 World Series and Los Angeles' Steve
Garvey in the 1978 NLCS...Hit 2 homers in Game 2 on October 2 at Yankee Stadium, one of 16 players with a
multi-homer Division Series game.
Previous Career Highlights:
2001: Started 119 games in right and 21 as dh in lone season in Cleveland...Led the American League in
sacrifice flies (16), was 2nd in rbi (140), and also placed among the league leaders in slugging (5th, .590),
batting (6th, .325), homers (9th, 35), and multi-hit games (T9th, 53)...Topped the Indians in rbi and slugging,
was 2nd in average, at bats (532), total bases (314), hits (173), homers, and extra base hits (70), and placed
3rd in games (140), and runs (97)... Was selected as one of 3 outfielders on the A.L. all-star team named by The
Sporting News and was a 2nd team selection on Baseball America's major league all-star squad...Was a member of
A.L. Silver Slugger team for 6th time...Was named as the Indians player of the year by Baseball America and
finished 5th in BBWAA A.L. mvp voting...Hit .388 (40-103) with 9 homers and 32 rbi in season's 25 games through
May 2...Was at .344, 2nd in the A.L., through Sept. 9 but hit just .130 (6-46) in final 13 games...Hit .368
(43-117) vs. lefthanders, 3rd best in the A.L. and had a .335 (53-158) mark with runners in scoring position, 8th
highest...As the dh, batted .392 (31-79), highest average in A.L. among players with 35 or more dh at bats.
2000: Appeared in just 115 games with Detroit due to ankle and back injuries...Had lowest average
(.289) and homer (22) total since 1994...Finished 3rd on the Tigers in average, doubles (30), and homers, and was
4th in rbi...Started 66 games in right and 48 as the dh...Recorded 1500th career hit off Doug Davis on July 29 in
Arlington...Batted .444 in 13-game hitting streak from Aug. 8-21.
1999: In final season with Rangers, was 2nd on team in batting (career high .329), runs (career high
114), homers (39), rbi (128), total bases (338), extra base hits (76), and slugging (.601)...Finished 2nd in
majors in sacrifice flies (12), tying club record, and ranked among A.L. leaders in rbi (5th), slugging (4th),
total bases (6th), homers (7th), extra base hits (7th),batting (9th), and runs (10th)...Also had career high for
walks (51)...Hit .376 in final 38 games, .486 with 5 homers and 12 rbi in last 10 contests...Tied the major
league record with 3 sacrifice flies on July 3 vs. Seattle, the 10th time it had been accomplished.
1998: Won his 2nd BBWAA A.L. Most Valuable Player Award, finishing 2nd in majors in rbi (157)
and extra base hits (97)...Led A.L. in rbi and doubles (50), ranked 2nd in extra base hits and slugging (.630),
and was among the leaders in sacriifice flies (T3rd, 11), home runs (T4th, 45), total bases (4th, 382), hits
(6th, 193), multi-hit games (T5th, 58), and batting average (10th, .318)...Set club records for rbi, doubles,
extra base hits, and total bases, the latter surpassed by Alex Rodriguez in 2001 (393)...Produced the 5th season
ever of at least 50 doubles and 40 home runs (see chart on page xxx)...Started 115 games in right and 36 as the
dh...Was named as the A.L.'s Most Valuable Player by USA Today and USA Today Baseball Weekly and was Rangers
Player of the Year...Was selected to major league all-star teams selected by the Associated Press (of) and
Baseball America (dh) and to The Sporting News A.L. all-star squad (of)...Was named as an outfielder on the A.L.
Silver Slugger Award team for the 5th time, his 3rd consecutive year...Shared Rangers Player of the Month honors
with Ivan Rodriguez in April and won award outright in May...Named the American League Player of the Week, Aug.
31-Sept. 6...Received 21 of 28 1st place mvp votes and 7 2nd place votes for 357 total points to defeat Boston's
Nomar Garciaparra, who had 5 1st place votes and 232 points...Became the 1st native of Latin America to ever win
multiple mvps since the award was instituted in 1931...Was the 16th player to capture 2 mvps in a 3-year span.
1997: Ranked 3rd in the A.L. in home runs (42) and rbi (131) despite missing 29 games due to
injuries...Was club Player of the Year...Was 4th in slugging (.589), 6th in total bases (314), tied for 7th in
sacrifice flies (10), and 10th in extra base hits (69)...Topped the Rangers in homers, rbi, slugging, and sac
flies, was 2nd in total bases, 3rd in average (.296) and hits (158), and placed 4th in runs (87)...Started 69
games at designated hitter and 64 in right field...Was activated on May 2 after missing 1st 24 games with torn
ligament in his left thumb...Earned American League Player of the Month honors in September (.337, 10 hr, 26 rbi)
and was the Rangers Player of the Month in both August and September...Was selected to Baseball America's
American League All-Star Team...Batted .282 (78-277) with 23 homers and 67 rbi as dh, tying for 2nd in homers and
ranking 4th in rbi among A.L. players.
1996: Was selected as BBWAA A.L. Most Valuable Player and won 3rd Rangers Player of the Year
Award...Despite missing 28 games due to injuries, ranked among the A.L. leaders in rbi (2nd, 144), slugging (2nd,
.643), extra base hits (4th, 82), home runs (5th, 47), total bases (5th, 348), and batting average (15th,
.314)...Topped the Rangers in all of the above categories except batting (2nd) and ranked 3rd in doubles (33)
while establishing club records for rbi, slugging, total bases and extra base hits...Was selected to the
Associated Press Major League All-Star Team and The Sporting News A.L. All-Star squad at season's end...
...Was named as the Puerto Rico Pro Athlete of the Year by Associated Press and the DFW Metroplex Pro Athlete of
the Year by the Dallas All Sports Association...Was selected as the American League Player of the Month in July,
leading the majors in batting (.407), homers (15), rbi (38), slugging (.917) and total bases (99)...Was the A.L.
Player of the Week for July 29-Aug. 4...Was selected as the Rangers Player of the Month for both July and
August...Had a pair of 21-game hitting streaks, June 25-July 19 and August 8-31, matching the 3rd longest hitting
streaks in team history with Mickey Rivers (1980) being the only other Ranger with 2 20-game hitting streaks in
the same season...Was 5-5 on July 30 vs. New York, a career best and tying the club record for hits in a
game...Was a member of the Major League Baseball All-Star Team that traveled to Japan for 8-game exhibition
series in November, batting .500 (10-20) with one homer and 3 rbi in 7 games...Played for San Juan in Puerto
Rican League, batting .273 with 4 homers and 13 rbi in 23 games...Earned mvp by a 3-point margin over Seattle's
Alex Rodriguez in matching the 2nd closest A.L. MVP race in BBWAA history...Received 11 of 28 1st place votes and
totaled 290 points...Rodriguez was 1st on 10 ballots and finished with 287 points...Only closer MVP races in the
A.L. occurred in 1947 (Joe DiMaggio over Ted Williams, 202-201) and in 1960 (Roger Maris over Mickey Mantle,
225-222)...There have been 2 closer MVP races in the N.L., in 1979 (tie between Keith Hernandez and Willie
Stargell) and in 1944 (Marty Marion over Bill Nicholson, 190-189)
1995: Finished 2nd on the club in homers (27) and rbi (82), despite playing in only 90 games due to
injuries...Started 83 games as the designated hitter and 5 contests in left...Hit .353 (36-102) with 8 homers and
26 rbi in final 26 games...Was selected as the A.L. Player of the Week for 1st time in career, Sept. 4-10,
batting .423 (11-26) with 3 homers and 8 rbi in 7 games...Batted .300 (100-333) with 27 homers and 78 rbi as the
dh...Was 2nd among dh's in homers and slugging (.610).
1994: After leading the majors in home runs in 1992 and 1993, dropped to 19 homers, tied for 2nd on the
club...Was also 2nd on the Rangers in at bats (422), total bases (199), and rbi (85), the latter tying for 10th
most in the American League...Started 105 games, all in left field...Played winter ball at Caguas.
1993: In addition to tying for major league home run lead, topped the A.L. in slugging percentage
(.632), ranked 2nd in total bases (339) and extra base hits (80-tied) and placed among the leaders in hit by
pitch (T3rd, 13), rbi (4th, 118), runs (11th, 105), and batting (12th, .310)...Established club records at the
time for homers, slugging, extra base hits and hit by pitch and had the 2nd most rbi and total bases...Topped the
club in average, total bases, homers, rbi, slugging, and game-winning rbi (14) while finishing 2nd in at bats
(536), runs, hits (166), doubles (33), and on-base percentage (.368)...Was just the 2nd player to ever win the
Rangers' triple crown (leading in average, home runs, and rbi), joining Burroughs in 1974...Played in just 140
games due to assorted injuries...Hit .274 with 6 homers and 23 rbi in 31 games for Santurce in Puerto Rican
winter league...Finished 4th in the BBWAA's A.L. Most Valuable Player balloting...Was selected as outfielder on
post-season major league all-star team selected by the Associated Press and A.L. all-star squads chosen by The
Sporting News and United Press International...Won his 2nd consecutive Baltimore Tops In Sports Babe Ruth Crown
as baseball's top slugger, sharing the honor with Bonds...Received Buck Canel Award as Latin American Player of
the Year by New York BBWAA.
1992: Led the majors in homers (43) and ranked among the A.L. leaders in total bases (3rd, 309), extra
base hits (4th, 69), slugging (5th, .529), and rbi (7th, 109), leading Texas in each of those categories as well
as game-winning rbi (16)...Was the Rangers' Player of the Year and was named the Pro Athlete of the Year by the
Dallas All Sports Association...Played for Santurce in Puerto Rico and was league's most valuable player, hitting
.333 with league best 7 homers and 14 rbi in just 21 games.
1991: Led the club in homers (27) and was 2nd in rbi (102, 7th in A.L.)...Tied for 2nd in the A.L. in
road homers (20) and tied for 3rd in rbi (62)...Hit .303 in the 1st half but just .233 after the all-star break.
1990: Had an outstanding year at Oklahoma City, winning the American Association's Most Valuable Player
and Rookie of the Year Awards and Rangers Minor League Player of the Year honors...Was named to Topps/National
Association and Baseball America AAA All-Star Teams...Led the league in homers (29), rbi (101), and total bases
(252), was 4th in doubles (29) and slugging (.508) and placed 6th in runs (78)...Overall, was 2nd among all AAA
players in both homers and rbi...Was the Topps/National Association A.A. Player of the Month in June and the
league's MVP in the triple-A all-star game...Was recalled by Texas on Aug. 29 and started 14 games in the
outfield and 8 at dh...Hit .329 after going hitless in 1st 11 at bats...Missed the last 7 games with back
problems.
1989: Led the Texas League in total bases (254) and ranked among the leaders in at bats (2nd, 502), games
(T2nd, 133), doubles (T3rd, 30), homers (3rd, 21), hits (4th, 147), slugging (4th, .506), rbi (6th, 85), and
batting (13th, .293)...Was selected to Texas League's post-season all-star team and played in loop's all-star
game...Was purchased by Texas on Sept. 1 and started 19 of the club's final 31 games in center field...Singled
off Minnesota's Shane Rawley on Sept. 4 for 1st big league hit with 1st homer off Seattle's Scott Bankhead on
Sept. 18...Played winter ball at Caguas and finished 2nd in the Puerto Rican League in homers (9) and rbi
(34)...Earned league all-star honors.
Pro Career: Was 3rd at Charlotte in homers (8) and rbi (43) in 1988 despite playing in just 77
games...Tore cartilage in left knee on April 20 and required arthroscopic surgery on April 29...Returned to
action on June 17...Played in the Florida Instructional League and for Ponce in Puerto Rico....In 1987, led
Gastonia in rbi (74), tied for 1st in homers (14), and was 2nd in at bats (509), runs (69), and hits
(135)...Played in the South Atlantic League all-star game...In 1986, topped the Gulf Coast League in at bats
(233) and tied for 3rd in rbi (36).
2001
Juan started 119 games in right and 21 as the designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians. He led the American League in sacrifice flies (16), was 2nd in RBIs (140), and also placed among the league leaders in slugging (5th, .590), batting (6th, .325), homers (9th, 35), and multi-hit games (T9th, 53). Juan topped the Indians in RBIs and slugging, was 2nd in average, at bats (532), total bases (314), hits (173), homers, and extra base hits (70), and placed 3rd in games (140), and runs (97).
In 11 full Major League seasons, Juan has 392 homers and 1263 RBIs, an average of 36 homers and 115 RBIs per year. He has driven in 1161 run over the last 10 seasons, most of any Major League player in that span.
Summary: His .325 average was one point shy of his career high (1999) and marked 5th .300 season, 3rd in the last 4 years...Had a great start, batting .388 (40-103) with 9 homers and 32 RBIs in season's 25 games through May 2...Was still as high as .360 on June 5, then went 17-64 (.266) in next 17 contests, dropping to .338 through June 26...Had a .351 (73-208) mark in next 56 games and was at .344, 2nd in the A.L., through Sept. 9...Hit just .130 (6-46) in final 13 games, going 3-34 (.088) in last 10 contests...Was hitless in final 15 trips after single on Sept. 24.
Hit over .300 in each of season's 1st 5 months before dropping to .299 in September...Best months were .387 (36-93) in April and .356 (26-73) in July...Had a season best 15-game hitting streak from Aug. 29-Sept. 19 at .345 (20-58) and hit safely in 10 straight games from April 17-27...Produced 4 hits, April 11 at Chicago White Sox.
2001 Notes: Was selected as one of 3 outfielders on the A.L. all-star team named by The Sporting News and was a 2nd team selection on Baseball America's Major League all-star squad...Was a member of A.L. Silver Slugger team for 6th time...Was named as the Indians player of the year by Baseball America...Finished 5th in BBWAA A.L. MVP voting with 156 points...Hit .368 (43-117) vs. lefthanders, 3rd best in the A.L. and had a .335 (53-158) mark with runners in scoring position, 8th highest...As the dh, batted .392 (31-79), highest average in A.L. among players with 35 or more dh at bats, with 8 homers and 3 rbi in 21 games.
2000
Appeared in just 115 games with Detroit due to ankle and back injuries...Had lowest average (.289) and homer (22) total since 1994 and fewest rbi (67) ever in a full season...Finished 3rd on the Tigers in average, doubles (30), and homers, and was 4th in rbi...Started 66 games in right and 48 as the dh...Recorded 1500th career hit off Doug Davis on July 29 in Arlington...Batted .444 in 13-game hitting streak from Aug. 8-21.
1999
In final season with Rangers, was 2nd on team in batting (career high .326), runs (career high 114), homers (39), rbi (128), total bases (338), extra base hits (76), and slugging (.601)....Finished 2nd in majors in sacrifice flies (12), tying club record, and ranked among A.L. leaders in rbi (5th), slugging (4th), total bases (6th), homers (7th), extra base hits (7th),batting (9th), and runs (10th)...Also had career high for walks (51)...Hit .376 in final 38 games, .486 with 5 homers and 12 rbi in last 10 contests...Tied the major league record with 3 sacrifice flies on July 3 vs. Seattle, the 10th time it had been accomplished.
1998
Won his 2nd BBWAA A.L. Most Valuable Player Award, finishing 2nd in majors in rbi (157) and extra base hits (97)...Led A.L. in rbi and doubles (50), ranked 2nd in extra base hits and slugging (.630), and was among the leaders in sacriifice flies (T3rd, 11), home runs (T4th, 45), total bases (4th, 382), hits (6th, 193), multi-hit games (T5th, 58), and batting average (10th, .318)...Set club records for rbi, doubles, extra base hits, and total bases...Produced the 5th season ever of at least 50 doubles and 40 home runs...Started 115 games in right and 36 as the dh.
Became the 1st 5-time winner of the Rangers Player of the Year Award...Was also named as the A.L.'s Most Valuable Player by USA Today and USA Today Baseball Weekly...Was selected to major league all-star teams selected by the Associated Press (of) and Baseball America (dh) and to The Sporting News A.L. all-star squad (of)...Was named as an outfielder on the A.L. Silver Slugger Award team for the 5th time, his 3rd consecutive year...Shared Rangers Player of the Month honors with Ivan Rodriguez in April and won award outright in May...Named the American League Player of the Week, Aug. 31-Sept. 6...Received 21 of 28 1st place mvp votes and 7 2nd place votes for 357 total points to defeat Boston's Nomar Garciaparra, who had 5 1st place votes and 232 points...Became the 1st native of Latin America to ever win multiple mvps since the award was instituted in 1931...Was the 16th player to capture 2 mvps in a 3-year span.
1997
Ranked 3rd in the A.L. in home runs (42) and rbi (131) despite missing 29 games due to injuries...Was club Player of the Year...Was 4th in slugging (.589), 6th in total bases (314), tied for 7th in sacrifice flies (10), and 10th in extra base hits (69)...Topped the Rangers in homers, rbi, slugging, and sac flies, was 2nd in total bases, 3rd in average (.296) and hits (158), and placed 4th in runs (87)...Started 69 games at designated hitter and 64 in right field...Was activated on May 2 after missing 1st 24 games with torn ligament in his left thumb...Earned American League Player of the Month honors in September (.337, 10 hr, 26 rbi) and was the Rangers Player of the Month in both August and September...Was selected to Baseball America's American League All-Star Team...Batted .282 (78-277) with 23 homers and 67 rbi as dh, tying for 2nd in homers and ranking 4th in rbi among A.L. players.
1996
Was selected as BBWAA A.L. Most Valuable Player and won 3rd Rangers Player of the Year Award...Despite missing 28 games due to injuries, ranked among the A.L. leaders in rbi (2nd, 144), slugging (2nd, .643), extra base hits (4th, 82), home runs (5th, 47), total bases (5th, 348), and batting average (15th, .314)...Topped the Rangers in all of the above categories except batting (2nd) and ranked 3rd in doubles (33) while establishing club records for rbi, slugging, total bases and extra base hits...Was selected to the Associated Press Major League All-Star Team and The Sporting News A.L. All-Star squad at season's end...Was named as the Puerto Rico Pro Athlete of the Year by Associated Press and the DFW Metroplex Pro Athlete of the Year by the Dallas All Sports Association...Was selected as the American League Player of the Month in July, leading the majors in batting (.407), homers (15), rbi (38), slugging (.917) and total bases (99)...Was the A.L. Player of the Week for July 29-Aug. 4...Was selected as the Rangers Player of the Month for both July and August...Had a pair of 21-game hitting streaks, June 25-July 19 and August 8-31, matching the 3rd longest hitting streaks in team history with Mickey Rivers (1980) being the only other Ranger with 2 20-game hitting streaks in the same season...Was 5-5 on July 30 vs. New York, a career best and tying the club record for hits in a game...Was a member of the Major League Baseball All-Star Team that traveled to Japan for 8-game exhibition series in November, batting .500 (10-20) with one homer and 3 rbi in 7 games...Played for San Juan in Puerto Rican League, batting .273 with 4 homers and 13 rbi in 23 games.
Earned mvp by a 3-point margin over Seattle's Alex Rodriguez in matching the 2nd closest A.L. MVP race in BBWAA history...Received 11 of 28 1st place votes and totaled 290 points...Rodriguez was 1st on 10 ballots and finished with 287 points...Only closer MVP races in the A.L. occurred in 1947 (Joe DiMaggio over Ted Williams, 202-201) and in 1960 (Roger Maris over Mickey Mantle, 225-222)...There have been 2 closer MVP races in the N.L., in 1979 (tie between Keith Hernandez and Willie Stargell) and in 1944 (Marty Marion over Bill Nicholson, 190-189)
1995
Finished 2nd on the club in homers (27) and rbi (82), despite playing in only 90 games due to injuries...Started 83 games as the designated hitter and 5 contests in left...Hit .353 (36-102) with 8 homers and 26 rbi in final 26 games...Was selected as the A.L. Player of the Week for 1st time in career, Sept. 4-10, batting .423 (11-26) with 3 homers and 8 rbi in 7 games...Batted .300 (100-333) with 27 homers and 78 rbi as the dh...Was 2nd among dh's in homers and slugging (.610).
1994
After leading the majors in home runs in 1992 and 1993, dropped to 19 homers, tied for 2nd on the club...Was also 2nd on the Rangers in at bats (422), total bases (199), and rbi (85), the latter tying for 10th most in the American League...Started 105 games, all in left field...Played winter ball at Caguas.
1993
In addition to tying for major league home run lead, topped the A.L. in slugging percentage (.632), ranked 2nd in total bases (339) and extra base hits (80-tied) and placed among the leaders in hit by pitch (T3rd, 13), rbi (4th, 118), runs (11th, 105), and batting (12th, .310)...Established club records at the time for homers, slugging, extra base hits and hit by pitch and had the 2nd most rbi and total bases...Topped the club in average, total bases, homers, rbi, slugging, and game-winning rbi (14) while finishing 2nd in at bats (536), runs, hits (166), doubles (33), and on-base percentage (.368)...Became just the 2nd player to ever win the Rangers' triple crown (leading in average, home runs, and rbi), joining Burroughs in 1974...Played in just 140 games due to assorted injuries...Hit .274 with 6 homers and 23 rbi in 31 games for Santurce in Puerto Rican winter league.
Finished 4th in the BBWAA's A.L. Most Valuable Player balloting...Was selected as outfielder on post-season major league all-star team selected by the Associated Press and A.L. all-star squads chosen by The Sporting News and United Press International...Won his 2nd consecutive Baltimore Tops In Sports Babe Ruth Crown as baseball's top slugger, sharing the honor with Bonds...Received Buck Canel Award as Latin American Player of the Year by New York BBWAA.
1992
Led the majors in homers (43) and ranked among the A.L. leaders in total bases (3rd, 309), extra base hits (4th, 69), slugging (5th, .529), and rbi (7th, 109), leading Texas in each of those categories as well as game-winning rbi (16)...Was the Rangers' Player of the Year and was named the Pro Athlete of the Year by the Dallas All Sports Association...Played for Santurce in Puerto Rico and was league's most valuable player, hitting .333 with league best 7 homers and 14 rbi in just 21 games.
1991
Led the club in homers (27) and was 2nd in rbi (102, 7th in A.L.)...Tied for 2nd in the A.L. in road homers (20) and tied for 3rd in rbi (62)...Hit .303 in the 1st half but just .233 after the all-star break.
1990
Had an outstanding year at Oklahoma City, winning the American Association's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards and Rangers Minor League Player of the Year honors...Was named to Topps/National Association and Baseball America AAA All-Star Teams...Led the league in homers (29), rbi (101), and total bases (252), was 4th in doubles (29) and slugging (.508) and placed 6th in runs (78)...Overall, was 2nd among all AAA players in both homers and rbi...Was the Topps/National Association A.A. Player of the Month in June and the league's MVP in the triple-A all-star game...Was recalled by Texas on Aug. 29 and started 14 games in the outfield and 8 at dh...Hit .329 after going hitless in 1st 11 at bats...Missed the last 7 games with back problems.
1989
Led the Texas League in total bases (254) and ranked among the leaders in at bats (2nd, 502), games (T2nd, 133), doubles (T3rd, 30), homers (3rd, 21), hits (4th, 147), slugging (4th, .506), rbi (6th, 85), and batting (13th, .293)...Was selected to Texas League's post-season all-star team and played in loop's all-star game...Was purchased by Texas on Sept. 1 and started 19 of the club's final 31 games in center field...Singled off Minnesota's Shane Rawley on Sept. 4 for 1st big league hit with 1st homer off Seattle's Scott Bankhead on Sept. 18...Played winter ball at Caguas and finished 2nd in the Puerto Rican League in homers (9) and rbi (34)...Earned league all-star honors.
