Randy Arozarena

Randy Arozarena
Randy Arozarena
	Arozarena with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 56
	Left fielder
	Born: February 28, 1995 (age 29); Mantua, Cuba
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 14, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics ; (through July 21, 2024)
Batting average	.256
Home runs	86
Runs batted in	289
Stolen bases	94
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (2019); Tampa Bay Rays (2020–present);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (2023); AL Rookie of the Year (2021); ALCS MVP (2020); Babe Ruth Award (2020); All-World Baseball Classic Team (2023);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Cuba
18U Baseball World Cup
Representing Mexico
World Baseball Classic

Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Arozarena defected from Cuba and signed with the Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in 2019 and was traded to the Rays before the 2020 season. That year, Arozarena set the MLB record for home runs in a single postseason with 10.^[1] Four of those came against the Houston Astros in the 2020 American League Championship Series, netting him series MVP honors.^[2] The following year, he won the AL Rookie of the Year award.

Since his defection from Cuba, Arozarena has represented the Mexican national team on the international level; he was named to the all-tournament team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

^ "Arozarena breaks PS homer mark". MLB.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Randy Arozarena of the Rays is the MLB playoffs' breakout star". The Washington Post. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

[1] "Arozarena breaks PS homer mark". MLB.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[2] "Randy Arozarena of the Rays is the MLB playoffs' breakout star". The Washington Post. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

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