Alfonso Soriano is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 7, 1976 in Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic. All-Star MLB left fielder who won World Series Championships with the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000; played for the Chicago Cubs from 2007 to 2013, then re-joined the Yankees mid-way through the 2013 season.
He played alongside star shortstop Derek Jeter on the Yankees from 1999 to 2003, then they became teammates again in 2013.
From August 13 to 16, Soriano batted in 18 runs over four games, tying the Major League record for most RBI in four consecutive games. Soriano also recorded 13 hits during this stretch, becoming the only player in MLB history with 18 RBI and at least 12 hits in a four-game stretch. The other players who have recorded 18 RBI in four games are Jim Bottomley (St. Louis Cardinals, July 6–9, 1929), Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees, July 29–31, 1930), Tony Lazzeri (New York Yankees, May 21–24, 1936), Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees, August 28—September 1, 1939), and Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs, August 8–11, 2002). Soriano was named the AL Player of the Week for August 12–18.
Soriano’s 412 career home runs put him in 53rd place on the all-time list at the time of his retirement.
He and his wife Isis had six children together, three boys and three girls.
