J. P. Arencibia

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It's unfortunate to see how words are twisted to make false stories. I give way too much of myself to have others try and make me out to something/someone I'm not. Solution. I make myself very accessible with constant charitable events, and opening up to social media for the fans. I will no longer be on twitter. Thanks to all the fans who support and praying for the others that hate. God Bless.

—Arencibia's final tweets before closing his Twitter account. [23] [24] [25]

Arencibia was a guest on Brady & Lang , a radio program broadcast on Sportsnet 590, on July 4, 2013. When asked for his opinion of Gregg Zaun and Dirk Hayhurst, two commentators (and former Blue Jays players) employed by Rogers Sportsnet who had criticized Arencibia's performance in recent broadcasts, Arencibia stated that "...speaking for myself and the team, there's not one person in our clubhouse that respects those guys". Arencibia stated that Hayhurst was a "below average player" during their time together in Triple-A, and also made mention of Zaun's link to the Mitchell Report, which named several players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs during their careers. [26] After setting off a firestorm of comments from fans, some defending his position, others against it, on July 23, Arencibia shut down his Twitter account. (It was later reopened by a fan group called "Team JP" on August 15.) [27]

Arencibia finished the 2013 season batting below the Mendoza line, hitting just .194, although he did hit 21 home runs, placing him second amongst MLB catchers to Matt Wieters, and 55 RBIs. [28] However, his extremely low batting average, coupled with drawing only 18 walks over the course of the entire season, led to an historically low OPS for Arencibia: with a .592 OPS, he became the first player in major league history to reach 20 homers in a season and still post a sub-.600 OPS. (The next lowest OPS for a 20-homer season was .649 by Cleveland's Willie Kirkland in 1962.) [29]

Arencibia was non-tendered on December 2, 2013, making him a free agent for the first time in his career. [30]

Texas Rangers

Arencibia signed a one-year contract worth $1.8 million with Texas on December 10, 2013. [31] Arencibia was optioned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on May 20, 2014, [32] and outrighted to Round Rock on May 21. [33] On July 17, Arencibia was re-added to the 40-man roster when Carlos Peña was designated for assignment. [34]

On July 29 at Globe Life Park, Arencibia dominated New York Yankees' pitching with four extra base-hits in five at bats (two doubles, two home runs, one of them being a grand slam) and batted in seven of eleven Rangers runs, but the Rangers fell 12-11. [35]

On August 13, 2014, Arencibia took the mound for the first time in his career and pitched the 9th inning for the Rangers who were losing to the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1. He pitched a scoreless inning, throwing 10 pitches, 6 for strikes, and allowed one hit for a single. His 10 pitches ranged from 70 to 74 miles per hour. [36] He was assigned outright to Triple-A Round Rock on October 6. [37] On October 9, it was announced that Arencibia had declined the assignment to Round Rock, becoming a free agent. [38]

Tampa Bay Rays

Arencibia with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015 J. P. Arencibia on September 1, 2015.jpg
Arencibia with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015

On January 8, 2015, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they had signed Arencibia to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. [39] He was released by the Orioles on April 9. [40] On April 16, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, and was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. [41] Arencibia was called up by the Rays on August 26, after Curt Casali was placed on the disabled list. [42] Arencibia was designated for assignment on November 20, 2015, [43] and released on November 23. [44] He appeared in 24 games for the Rays, batting .310 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI. [28]

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies announced on December 14, 2015 that Arencibia had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. [45] He was granted his release on May 16, 2016. [46] In 12 games for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Arencibia hit .167 with one home run and two RBI. [47]

Return to Tampa Bay

On May 20, 2016, Arencibia signed a minor league deal to return to the Rays, and was assigned to the Durham Bulls. [48] He remained in Triple-A Durham for the rest of the 2016 season, and batted .252 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI in 78 games played. [47]

Arencibia announced his retirement from professional baseball on January 18, 2017. [49] [50]

Coaching Career

On January 9, 2023, Arencibia announced that he was joining The New York Mets organization as a AAA bench coach for the 2023 season. [51]

Broadcasting career

Arencibia was named a studio pre and postgame analyst for Marlins broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida on February 12, 2019. [52]

Personal life

Arencibia was born in Miami to Cuban parents. His maternal grandparents were Basque and Canarian descent, and immigrated to the United States from Cuba when his mother was two years old. His was raised primarily by his mother Irene.

He lives in Nashville, Tennessee in the off-season. In 2013, Arencibia was reported to be dating Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry. [53] The couple became engaged on September 30, 2013, [54] and were married on June 12, 2014. [55] In March 2018, the couple filed for divorce. [56]

In early 2021, Arencibia was linked to conservative political commentator and television presenter Tomi Lahren. [57] In March 2021, Arencibia apologized publicly for threatening a comedian who had "trolled" Lahren about Donald Trump losing the 2020 United States presidential election. [58] In September 2021, Arencibia and Lahren announced their engagement. [59] On October 21, 2022, Arencibia married Lahren in Nashville.

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J. P. Arencibia
J.P. Arencibia.jpg
Arencibia with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011
Catcher
Born: (1986-01-05) January 5, 1986 (age 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2010, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2015, for the Tampa Bay Rays
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