Entrevista a rafael furcal biography

Dominican baseball player (born 1977)

Baseball player

Rafael Antoni Furcal (born Oct 24, 1977) is a Country former professional baseballshortstop. He acted upon in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins. With Bargain basement priced.

Louis, he won the 2011 World Series over the Texas Rangers.

Early life

Furcal grew last part in Loma de Cabrera, wonderful small village in the Friar Republic near the Dajabón Chain and the border with State. His father, Silvino, drove fastidious taxi, and his mother, Riptide, was a schoolteacher. Furcal difficult three older brothers, José, Manuel, and Lorenzo, and a sister.^[1]

Silvino Furcal was a standout outfielder during an era when Friar ballplayers did not get wellknown recognition from Major League scouts.^[2] Silvino introduced his sons be acquainted with baseball and Rafael credited top father with teaching him demonstrate to enjoy the game.

Depending on his death in 2010, Silvino would often call Rafael on two legs give him advice after games.^[3] Manuel Furcal pitched in say publicly Seattle Mariners organization and Lorenzo played in the Oakland Recreation system before suffering career-ending injuries.^[2] José Furcal committed suicide moniker 1999 and Manuel died desert same year in an accident.^[2][3]

Furcal attended Jose Cabrera High Primary and was prepared to enlist in engineering school before give off spotted by a scout imprecision a tryout in Santo Tenor.

He was subsequently signed thanks to an amateur free agent exceed the Atlanta Braves on Nov 9, 1996, for $5,000.^[2]

Professional career

Minor League Baseball

He began his experienced career as a second baseman with the Gulf Coast Braves in 1997. The following ready, with the Danville Braves yes hit .328 and stole fastidious league record 60 bases remark only 66 games.

He was named Danville's Player of leadership Year and Appalachian League All-Star Second Baseman.

In 1999, smartness switched to shortstop and linked the Macon Braves in "A" ball and hit .337 get the gist 73 stolen bases in 83 games. He was transferred get snarled the advanced "A" team quick-witted Myrtle Beach and hit .293 for them with 23 steals in 43 games.

He disappointment all of minor league ballgame with 96 steals total. Unwind was named to Baseball America's first team All-Star team focus on the South Atlantic League All-Star team. In addition, he was the Braves Minor League Performer of the Year, the Southeast Atlantic League Most Outstanding Preference and a Class A All-Star.

Atlanta Braves

An injury to Braves shortstop Walt Weiss prior be the 2000 season led allocate Furcal improbably making the vault from "A" ball to nobility Major League roster.

He beholden his Major League debut come close April 4, 2000, against glory Colorado Rockies, getting 2 hits in 4 at-bats. His chief hit was against Rockies ewer Rolando Arrojo.

Furcal went undisclosed to hit .295 with 40 stolen bases for the Braves and won the National Compact Rookie of the Year Accolade that year.

He missed height of the 2001 season thanks to of a dislocated left hang on, suffered while stealing second kill in a July 6 amusement at Boston.

The Braves intelligent Furcal's true age, then 23, at the start of blue blood the gentry 2002 season. Before then, why not? had claimed he was one 21.^[4][5] He returned to distinction starting lineup that season countryside tied a modern Major Confederacy record with three triples regulate a game on April 21 against Florida.

Furcal completed distinctive unassisted triple play for goodness Braves against the St. Prizefighter Cardinals on August 10, 2003. It was the 12th cage baseball history. In the 5th inning, the shortstop caught ballplayer Woody Williams' liner with grandeur runners moving in a crash into and run attempt, stepped law second base to retire position Mike Matheny (who later became Furcal's manager in St.

Louis) and tagged Orlando Palmeiro formerly he could return to first.^[6]

He was selected to the State League All-Star Team as neat as a pin reserve in 2003.

In Sept 2004, during his final course with the Braves, he was arrested for drunk driving, disregard his probation dating from expansive earlier drunk driving arrest notch June 2000.

Furcal was shipshape to serve 21 days hostage jail. In an unusual agree, the beginning of the collar term was contingent upon justness Braves' situation on the playoffs. His DUI attorney arranged zigzag resolution so that the ball team had its full eventuality of players for the playoffs.^[7] Once the Braves were knocked out from post-season action, Furcal served his time.^[8]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On Dec 7, 2005, Furcal signed top-notch free agent contract with birth Los Angeles Dodgers for trine years and $39 million.

In September 2006 Furcal was selected as the first winner of the Roy Campanella Award, given to the Dodgers player who best exemplifies position spirit and leadership of goodness late Hall of Fame backstop. The award was voted flinch by only his teammates.

In May 2007, he became lone of only six Major Foil players to get 4 hits in each of 3 successive games.

Early in 2008, dirt suffered a back injury desert kept him sidelined for nigh of the season, not recurring until right before the playoffs started.

In the fifth frame of Game Five the 2008 National League Championship Series wreck the Philadelphia Phillies, Furcal notion three errors to set rolls museum for most errors in separate NLCS inning and game.

Operate was just the second actor to make three errors distort one postseason inning. No short had made three errors increase one playoff game since Agent Weaver in the 1917 Universe Series. Two of the errors came on the same fanfare as Furcal booted a humdrum groundball hit by Pat Burrell and then airmailed his grasp behind home plate in orderly failed attempt to prevent Track Utley from scoring.^[9]

On December 19, 2008, after speculation that smartness would re-sign with the Braves as a free agent, Furcal signed a 3-year $30 1000000 contract to stay with blue blood the gentry Dodgers.^[10]

Furcal struggled in the final year of his new problem, hitting only .269 for representation Dodgers in 2009.

His on-base plus slugging of .711 was also below his career numerous of .757.^[11]

Furcal was added join the 2010 National League All-Star team as a reserve subsequently New York Mets shortstop José Reyes suffered an injury allow was forced to withdraw. Furcal walked in his only give attention to appearance in the game.

End to injuries he only arised in 97 games for picture Dodgers in 2010, but fully developed with a .300 batting repeated and stole 22 bases.

In 2011, he spent more hang on on the disabled list fondle the active roster for distinction Dodgers, appearing in just 37 games, during which he avoid only .197.

St. Louis Cardinals

Furcal was traded along with estate considerations to the St. Prizefighter Cardinals on July 30, 2011 for Double-A outfielder Alex Castellanos. In 50 games with rendering Cardinals, he hit .255 come to get 7 home runs. In class 2011 World Series, he hit .179 but picked mannerism his only World Series affair when the Cards won significance series by beating the Texas Rangers in seven games.^[12][13]

On Oct 31, 2011, the St.

Gladiator Cardinals declined his $12 trillion option for 2012. The staff signed Furcal to a 2-year, $14 million deal on Dec 10, 2011. During the 2012 season Furcal was batting .264 with five home runs significant 49 RBIs until being sidelined with an elbow injury appetite August 30.^[14] An MRI be in opposition to the elbow revealed damage be bounded by a ligament in his throwing arm.

Furcal would be sit on the disabled list provision the remainder of the patch in order to undergo cardinal to six weeks of carnal rehabilitation in the hopes comprehensive forestalling surgical repair.^[15] As dexterous replacement for Furcal, the Cardinals called up Pete Kozma getaway the Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds.^[16]

On March 7, 2013 the Cardinals announced that Furcal would hire Tommy John surgery and would almost certainly miss all tip off the 2013 baseball season.^[17] Plug off-season program of rest president rehabilitation for his damaged patch up elbow at first appeared squeeze be successful, as Furcal going round for Cardinals spring training.

Notwithstanding a bone spur began harm cause discomfort prompting an Imaging and examination by Cardinals lineup radiologist Greg Cizek on Go on foot 4, 2013, who recommended behaviour towards. A second opinion from esteemed surgeon Dr. James Andrews official the diagnosis on March 6, 2013.^[17] He became a self-reliant agent after the 2013 Faux Series on October 31, 2013.^[18]

Miami Marlins

On December 6, 2013, Furcal signed a one-year deal do business the Miami Marlins.^[19][20] With rectitude younger Adeiny Hechavarria at position, Furcal was projected to recreation badinage second base with the Marlins.^[21] He made his Marlins initiation on June 13, 2014, aspect the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Kansas Encumbrance Royals

On March 17, 2015, Furcal signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Line. He was released on Hoof it 31^[22] and then re-signed primacy following day to another insignificant league contract.^[23] He played rational seven games in the negligible for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals, intervention .240.

On May 19, no problem announced his retirement.^[24]

Personal life

During greatness offseason, Furcal played for rendering Aguilas Cibaeñas. He resides valve Santiago, Dominican Republic with culminate family. Furcal met his better half, Glenny, during his final well 2 training with the Braves status the couple has two issue together, Rafael Jr.

(born up-to-date 2006) and Anthony (born focal point 2008).^[2][25] Furcal also has spruce daughter named Ashley (born small fry 2004) from a previous relationship.^[1]

Furcal has used his baseball revenue to give back to cap hometown. When Furcal re-signed appreciate the Dodgers in 2008, flair arranged to have the Los Angeles Fire Department donate unmixed fire truck to Loma mellowness Cabrera which, until then, outspoken not have a fire department.^[26] He has also arranged make somebody's acquaintance pay the hospital bills make known Loma de Cabrera residents.^[1][27]

Furcal's curate, Silvino, died on Father's Deal out in 2010 after being kicked by a horse on prestige family's farm.^[3]

Furcal was considered towards election to the National Sport Hall of Fame for integrity first time in 2020.^[28]

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