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Rafael Soriano \soar-ee-ahn-oh\

Rafael Soriano

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 19, 1979 in San Jose, San Pedro de Macoris, DO
High School: Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, DO)

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2002: Rated #30 Prospect
Pre-2003: Rated #27 Prospect

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Pitching: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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All-Star

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1999	19	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	5	4	.556	3.11	14	14	0	0	0	0	75.1	56	34	26	8	49	0	83	4	0	2	323	1.394	6.7	1.0	5.9	9.9	1.69
2000	20	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	8	4	.667	2.87	21	21	0	1	0	0	122.1	97	41	39	3	50	0	90	12	2	5	500	1.202	7.1	0.2	3.7	6.6	1.80
2001	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SEA	8	5	.615	2.82	23	23	0	2	1	0	137.1	83	46	43	9	53	0	151	6	1	4	539	0.990	5.4	0.6	3.5	9.9	2.85
2001	21	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	6	3	.667	2.53	15	15	0	2	1	0	89.0	49	28	25	4	39	0	98	4	0	2	346	0.989	5.0	0.4	3.9	9.9	2.51
2001	21	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	2	2	.500	3.35	8	8	0	0	0	0	48.1	34	18	18	5	14	0	53	2	1	2	193	0.993	6.3	0.9	2.6	9.9	3.79
2002	22	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	2	3	.400	2.31	10	8	0	0	0	0	46.2	32	13	12	6	15	0	52	1	0	0	185	1.007	6.2	1.2	2.9	10.0	3.47
2003	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	4	3	.571	3.19	11	10	0	0	0	0	62.0	43	24	22	2	12	0	63	4	1	0	241	0.887	6.2	0.3	1.7	9.1	5.25
2004	24	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	1.83	7	6	0	0	0	0	19.2	13	5	4	3	3	0	24	0	0	0	74	0.814	5.9	1.4	1.4	11.0	8.00
2004	24	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	0	0		2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	7	3	2	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	32	1.000	7.9	1.1	1.1	10.1	9.00
2004	24	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	1	0	1.000	1.12	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	27	0.500	4.5	1.1	0.0	11.2
2004	24	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	0		2.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	15	1.091	4.9	2.5	4.9	12.3	2.50
2005	25	4 Teams	4 Lgs	A--AAA-A+-AA	SEA	1	0	1.000	1.10	13	8	0	0	0	0	16.1	11	3	2	0	3	0	24	2	1	0	63	0.857	6.1	0.0	1.7	13.2	8.00
2005	25	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	0	0		3.00	4	4	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	3	2	0	2	0	8	1	1	0	27	1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	4.00
2005	25	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	0	0		0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	11.2
2005	25	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	25	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	20	0.750	5.1	0.0	1.7	18.6	11.00

2008	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	FRk-AA	ATL	0	1	.000	0.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	16	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.2	9.0	4.00
2008	28	Braves	DOSL	FRk	ATL	0	1	.000	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
2008	28	Mississippi	SOUL	AA	ATL	0	0		0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00

2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	NYY	1	1	.500	8.31	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	4	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	1.154	10.4	4.2	0.0	6.2
2011	31	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	0	1	.000	11.57	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	1.714	15.4	3.9	0.0	3.9
2011	31	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	1	0	1.000	4.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0.500	4.5	4.5	0.0	9.0
9 Seasons						30	21	.588	2.80	107	95	0	3	1	0	488.0	344	171	152	33	186	0	494	29	5	12	1958	1.086	6.3	0.6	3.4	9.1	2.66
AA (5 seasons)				AA		5	5	.500	2.63	23	19	0	0	0	0	106.0	71	32	31	12	30	0	117	4	1	2	415	0.953	6.0	1.0	2.5	9.9	3.90
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		6	3	.667	2.96	21	13	0	0	0	0	73.0	49	26	24	4	15	0	81	4	1	0	283	0.877	6.0	0.5	1.8	10.0	5.40
A+ (4 seasons)				A+		6	4	.600	2.61	22	22	0	2	1	0	103.1	62	34	30	6	40	0	113	4	0	2	401	0.987	5.4	0.5	3.5	9.8	2.83
A- (2 seasons)				A-		5	4	.556	3.10	18	18	0	0	0	0	81.1	62	37	28	8	51	0	91	5	1	2	350	1.389	6.9	0.9	5.6	10.1	1.78
A (1 season)				A		8	4	.667	2.87	21	21	0	1	0	0	122.1	97	41	39	3	50	0	90	12	2	5	500	1.202	7.1	0.2	3.7	6.6	1.80
FRk (1 season)				FRk		0	1	.000	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	9.0

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1997	17	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	38	137	119	19	32	3	2	0	12	7	4	14	31	.269	.351	.328	.678	39	6	1	3	0	0
1998	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	32	122	108	17	18	4	0	0	6	5	3	11	34	.167	.250	.204	.454	22	1	1	2	0	1
1999	19	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	20	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	SEA	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	21	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	21	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	22	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	24	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	SEA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	24	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	24	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	24	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	25	4 Teams	4 Lgs	AA-A--A+-AAA	SEA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	25	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	25	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	25	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	25	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2008	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	FRk-AA	ATL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	28	Braves	DOSL	FRk	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	28	Mississippi	SOUL	AA	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	31	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	31	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
11 Seasons						177	259	227	36	50	7	2	0	18	12	7	25	65	.220	.303	.269	.572	61	7	2	5	0	1
AA (5 seasons)				AA		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A+ (4 seasons)				A+		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		70	259	227	36	50	7	2	0	18	12	7	25	65	.220	.303	.269	.572	61	7	2	5	0	1
A- (2 seasons)				A-		18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A (1 season)				A		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
FRk (1 season)				FRk		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
1997	17	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	OF	17	29	27	1	1	0	.966	1.65
1997	17	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	RF	15							0.00
1997	17	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	LF	2							0.00
1997	17	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	1B	21	174	160	9	5	12	.971	8.05
1998	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	OF	8	13	10	1	2	0	.846	1.38
1998	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	RF	7							0.00
1998	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	LF	1							0.00
1998	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	1B	23	186	163	20	3	10	.984	7.96
1999	19	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	P	14	11	3	8	0	0	1.000	0.79	11	12	52%
2000	20	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	P	21	19	5	13	1	2	.947	0.86	14	11	44%
2001	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SEA	P	23	21	4	16	1	2	.952	0.87	14	13	48%
2001	21	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	P	15	15	3	11	1	2	.933	0.93	9	10	53%
2001	21	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	P	8	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.75	5	3	38%
2002	22	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	P	10	5	2	2	1	1	.800	0.40	5	1	17%
2003	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	P	11	10	3	7	0	1	1.000	0.91	3	2	40%
2004	24	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A+-AA	SEA	P	7	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.43
2004	24	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	P	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
2004	24	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	P	2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
2004	24	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	P	3	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
2005	25	4 Teams	4 Lgs	AAA-A--A+-AA	SEA	P	13	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	0.23	4	0	0%
2005	25	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	P	4	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	4	0	0%
2005	25	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	P	3	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67	0	0
2005	25	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0
2005	25	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	P	5	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.20	0	0

2008	28	2 Teams	2 Lgs	FRk-AA	ATL	P	4	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	2	1	33%
2008	28	Braves	DOSL	FRk	ATL	P	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	1	0	0%
2008	28	Mississippi	SOUL	AA	ATL	P	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	1	1	50%

2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYY	P	4	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	1	0	0%
2011	31	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	P	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	1	0	0%
2011	31	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	P	2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0
11 Seasons							176	474	377	83	14	28	.970	2.61	54	40	43%
P (9 seasons)						P	107	72	17	52	3	6	.958	0.64	54	40	43%
1B (2 seasons)						1B	44	360	323	29	8	22	.978	8.00
OF (2 seasons)						OF	25	42	37	2	3	0	.929	1.56
RF (2 seasons)						RF	22							0.00
LF (2 seasons)						LF	3							0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1997	17	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Rk	SEA
1998	18	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Rk	SEA
1999	19	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	A-	SEA
2000	20	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	A	SEA
2001	21	San Bernardino Stampede	California League	A+	SEA
2001	21	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	SEA
2002	22	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	SEA
2002	22	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2002-05-10	2002-07-02
2003	23	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
2003	23	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2003-04-25	2003-09-28
2004	24	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	A+	SEA		2004-04-15	2004-04-20
2004	24	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	SEA		2004-04-25	2004-05-01
2004	24	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA		2004-07-28	2004-08-02
2004	24	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2004-04-07	2004-05-09
2005	25	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	A-	SEA		2005-06-24	2005-08-13
2005	25	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	A+	SEA		2005-07-04	2005-07-09
2005	25	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	SEA		2005-07-12	2005-07-12
2005	25	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA		2005-08-16	2005-09-03
2005	25	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2005-09-10	2005-09-29
2006	26	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2006-04-03	2006-08-29
2007	27	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	2007-04-02	2007-09-25
2008	28	Mississippi Braves	Southern League	AA	ATL		2008-05-21	2008-05-23
2008	28	DSL Braves	Dominican Summer League	FRk	ATL		2008-07-15	2008-07-17
2008	28	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	2008-03-31	2008-08-02
2009	29	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	2009-04-07	2009-10-04
2010	30	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2010-04-06	2010-10-03
2011	31	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	A+	NYY		2011-07-19	2011-07-21
2011	31	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	International League	AAA	NYY		2011-07-24	2011-07-25
2011	31	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	2011-03-31	2011-09-27
2012	32	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	2012-04-06	2012-10-02
2013	33	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2013-04-01	2013-05-22

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