About Randy Arozarena
Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball left fielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays. He has represented Mexico in senior international baseball competition, after previously playing for Cuban youth teams. Arozarena defected from Cuba to Mexico in 2015, then signed with the Cardinals in 2016. He made his MLB debut in 2019 and was traded to the Rays before the 2020 season. That year, Arozarena set the MLB record with 10 home runs in one postseason. Four of those came against the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, netting him series MVP honors. The following year, he won the AL Rookie of the Year award. He was named to his first All-Star Game in 2023, where he started in left field. Tampa Bay traded him to Seattle during the 2024 season. He was again named an All-Star in 2025 and 2026. Arozarena said he promised his father before dying that he would make it to the major leagues and that after getting multiple hits on his very first day, it gave him extra pressure for the next game. Arozarena was named the MVP of the ALCS, the first rookie position player to win the award. Arozarena then hit home runs in Game 3, 4, and 6 of the World Series, breaking the all-time record for most home runs in a single postseason.
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