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José Pirela

José Pirela, Venezuelan baseball player

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Born
November 21, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1989

About José Pirela

José Manuel Pirela (born November 21, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions. He made his professional debut with the Yankees in 2007 for the Dominican Summer League Yankees. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013 with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League. Pirela signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent, receiving a $300,000 signing bonus.

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José Pirela timeline

  1. He made his professional debut with the Yankees in 2007 for the Dominican Summer League Yankees.
  2. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013 with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League.

The world when José Pirela was born

José Pirela was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in José Pirela's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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