Robinson Chirinos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chirinos and the second or maternal family name is González.

Robinson Chirinos
250px Chirinos with the Texas Rangers (2014)
Texas Rangers – No. 61
Catcher
Born: (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics (through April 8, 2016)
Batting average	.233
Hits	147
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	83
Teams
Tampa Bay Rays (2011) Texas Rangers (2013–present)

Robinson David Chirinos González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈroβinson tʃiˈɾinos]; born June 5, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2011 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He missed all of the 2012 baseball season with a concussion and he was traded to the Rangers in April 2013.

Career

Following the 2010 season, Chirinos was added to the Cubs 40-man roster.

2011

After the 2010 season, Chirinos was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays with Sam Fuld, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer, and Chris Archer for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup.

Chirinos was promoted to the majors for the first time on July 18, 2011, by the Rays. He doubled in his first major-league at bat against A.J. Burnett of the New York Yankees.

2012

Chirinos hit his first MLB home run on August 3, 2011 against the Toronto Blue Jays. He also recorded his first RBI earlier in this game. Chirinos had an opportunity to make the big league club in 2012 out of spring training, but he suffered a concussion which prevented him from playing any baseball during the 2012 season.

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Chirinos in 2014

2013

Chirinos was traded to the Texas Rangers on April 8, 2013. He had a very limited role behind A.J. Pierzynski as the backup, as he only played in 13 games with a .179 batting average in 28 at-bats.

2014

Chirinos got his chance to start for the Rangers in 2014, playing in a career-high 93 games. He had many more career-highs in 2014 as well, with 13 home runs, 40 RBI and a .239 batting average.

2015

Chirinos started for the Rangers yet again in 2015. He played well early in the season before straining his shoulder on the first day of August. He came back for the ALDS against the Toronto and hit .273 and one home run in 3 games played in a series loss.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Robinson Chirinos on Twitter