Getty J. Arencibia 9 of the Toronto Blue Jays on September 14, Arencibia pursued his professional baseball career for about a decade. He was the 21st pick overall that year. He hit a home run on the first pitch thrown to him, according to Bluebird Banter. Arencibia ended up hitting a second home run and two additional hits that game.
Arencibia went on to earn the starting catcher position in and remained in that spot until Arencibia was also lauded for his community work off the field while he was with the Blue Jays.
Arencibia also played for the Tampa Bay Rays before announcing his retirement in January Arencibia was previously married to country music singer Kimberly Perry, best known as the lead singer of The Band Perry. But the marriage did not last. Perry filed for divorce in March , according to Taste of Country. Fans later guessed infidelity may have killed the relationship, based on a song Perry released about a year following the breakup. Perry did not call out Arencibia by name but she confirmed on social media that the song was about a personal experience.
University of Tennessee Athletics J. According to his UT profile, Arencibia was a freshman during the season and helped to lead the team to a College World Series. Arencibia earned the starting catcher position during his sophomore season and went on to become an All-American. July 17, Texas Rangers selected the contract of J. Arencibia from Round Rock Express. May 21, Texas Rangers sent J.
May 20, Texas Rangers optioned C J. Arencibia to Round Rock Express. December 10, Texas Rangers signed free agent J. December 2, C J. Arencibia from the day disabled list. September 2, sent C J. Arencibia on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. Arencibia on the day disabled list. Fractured right hand. September 1, Toronto Blue Jays recalled J. Arencibia from Las Vegas 51s. August 20, Toronto Blue Jays optioned J. Arencibia to Las Vegas 51s. August 19, Toronto Blue Jays optioned J.
Arencibia homered twice and finished with four hits, earning a standing ovation from the Rogers Centre crowd. He notched 36 hits and 35 RBI while with the Rangers.
In , Arencibia played a game stint with the Tampa Bay Rays and recorded the best average of his career. He went for and drove in 17 runs over that span. He finished his MLB career with a. In the minors, he hit. Arencibia earned 15 accolades including AL Player of the Week in May of and finished the season ranked 25th in triples among American League players.
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