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Dominican baseball player

José Reyes
Reyes with the Mets in 2016
Shortstop
Born: (1983-06-xi) June 11, 1983 (age 38) Villa González, Santiago, Dominican Commonwealth
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 10, 2003, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2018, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.283
Hits	2,138
Home runs	145
Runs batted in	719
Stolen bases	517
Teams
New York Mets (2003–2011) Miami Marlins (2012) Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2015) Colorado Rockies (2015) New York Mets (2016–2018)
Career highlights and awards
iv× All-Star (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) Silver Slugger Award (2006) NL batting champion (2011) 3× NL stolen base of operations leader (2005–2007)
Medals Men'southward baseball game Representing Dominican Republic Globe Baseball Classic 2013 Dominican Squad

José Bernabe Reyes (born June 11, 1983) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball infielder. He played, most notably at shortstop, in Major League Baseball game (MLB) for the New York Mets, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies.

Reyes is a iv-fourth dimension MLB All-Star. He led MLB in triples in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011. Reyes as well led the National League (NL) in stolen bases in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He was the NL batting champion in 2011. He is also the New York Mets' all-time leader in triples and stolen bases.

Minor league career [edit]

Reyes was spotted by New York Mets scouts during a tryout campsite in Santiago in the summer of 1999. After initial concerns over Reyes' slight frame, the Mets offered him a contract, which he signed on August 16, 1999. Despite traditionally sending youngsters to play in their Dominican academy, the Mets made an exception with Reyes and sent him to the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League for the 2000 flavour.^[i] He finished the season with a .250 batting average in 49 games.

For the 2001 season, Reyes was assigned to the Capital City Bombers of the Class A South Atlantic League. He excelled both in the field and at the plate, hitting .307 with 42 extra-base of operations hits and winning the Player of the Twelvemonth award.^[2]

After being invited to spring preparation with the major league Mets, Reyes began the 2002 season with the St. Lucie Mets in the Class A-Avant-garde Florida State League. In the showtime iii months of the flavour, he demonstrated that he could handle the pace upwards, and was promoted to the Binghamton Mets of the Double-A Eastern League. In his first game, Reyes had 5 hits and 4 RBIs, and he completed the season with a .287 average, 27 steals and 26 extra-base hits in 65 games.^[ii]

On December fifteen, 2002, the Mets traded starting shortstop Rey Ordóñez to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.^{[3] [four]} Two weeks later on the Mets signed veteran Rey Sánchez to a ane-year deal,^[v] with the plan being to allow Reyes to mature in the minors while Sanchez kept the big-league spot warm for him.^{[5] [3] [6]} Reyes spent the offset two months of the 2003 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Triple-A International League, where he batted .269 and stole 26 bases in just 42 games.^[2]

Injuries to Mike Piazza and Mo Vaughn had contributed to the Mets' poor performance in the National League East, and eventually convinced manager Art Howe to begin playing some of the team's younger talent.^[1] When Rey Sánchez strained his thumb on June v, 2003, Reyes received his telephone call-up to the majors, but a twenty-four hours before his 20th birthday.

Major League career [edit]

New York Mets (2003–11) [edit]

2003–05 [edit]

Reyes made his major league debut on June 10, 2003 against the Texas Rangers, the solar day before his 20th altogether, going two-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in a nine–7 loss.^[7] Reyes was the showtime teenager to play for the Mets since Gregg Jefferies in 1987,^[viii] and the starting time to start a game since Dwight Gooden in 1984.^{[half-dozen] [7]} After the game, Reyes collected the ball from his start career hit and sent it to his parents. Over the following weeks Reyes' impressive form continued, including a grand slam off Jarrod Washburn in an 8–0 victory over the Angels. When Rey Sánchez completed his calendar month-long spell on the DL, Reyes' strong play moved Sánchez to the bench.

Reyes' flavour was cut short a calendar month early by a sprained talocrural joint, but he yet managed to compile impressive rookie numbers. In 69 games, he batted .307 with 32 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Reyes finished 8th in voting for the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year.

Prior to the 2004 flavor, the Mets signed Japanese star Kazuo Matsui, whose but status upon signing was that he got a risk to play his regular position, shortstop. Equally a result, Reyes was asked to learn second base of operations duties. Early on on in the flavour, Reyes strained a hamstring and remained on the DL until June nineteen.

When he returned, the Mets were involved in a close race in the National League East with the Marlins, Phillies, and Braves. Nevertheless, a back problem for Reyes and injuries to other primal Mets players led to a collapse and instead of existence involved in a pennant race, the team establish itself fighting to stay out of last place in the division. Past the end of the season, Reyes had returned to his preferred position of shortstop, with Matsui moving to second base. Reyes ended a disappointing flavour with a batting average of .255, 14 RBIs, and xix stolen bases in 53 games.

At the age of 21, Reyes was handed the leadoff spot in the Mets' line-up in his first full season in the major leagues. Despite struggling slightly with his plate bailiwick — he had only 27 walks in a league-high 733 plate appearances – he finished the flavour with solid numbers. In 161 games he had 48 extra-base hits, 58 RBIs and 60 stolen bases. Reyes led the National League in stolen bases and led the majors in triples. Withal, he too led all National League shortstops with 18 errors.

2006–07 [edit]

Reyes is congratulated after scoring, 2006

During leap training in 2006, the Mets brought in former player Rickey Henderson as a specialist instructor. One of the reasons Henderson was hired was to assist tutor Reyes in the arts of getting on base of operations and stealing bases – skills at which Henderson excelled throughout his own career.

Reyes won Player of the Week honors in the National League for the weeks kickoff June 12 and 19, becoming the start Mets player to be named the NL Role player of the Week for ii consecutive weeks since Jesse Orosco in 1983.^[9] During this two-calendar week period Reyes had 30 hits in 57 at-bats (a .526 batting average) and raised his season batting boilerplate from .246 to .302. On June 21, 2006 in a 6–5 loss against the Cincinnati Reds Reyes hit for the wheel, becoming the ninth actor in squad history to do then.^[x]

Reyes' outgoing personality began to make him a fan favorite in New York. He became well known for the elaborate handshakes he creates with his teammates to celebrate runs scored.^[xi] In his spots equally 'Professor Reyes', Reyes taught the Shea faithful the Castilian language betwixt innings on the stadium'due south Diamond Vision screen, helping to make him 1 of the Mets' nearly popular players.

On August 3, 2006, Reyes signed a iv-year, $23.25 million contract extension with the Mets, thereby avoiding salary arbitration. The contract includes an $xi million option for 2011 with a buy-out of $500,000 if the Mets do non pick up the selection. Reyes also received a $1.5 million signing bonus.

On Baronial 15, 2006, Reyes hit three dwelling house runs in an 11–iv loss against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Depository financial institution Park in Philadelphia. Two days later on, he became the second player in Mets history to record at to the lowest degree fifty stolen bases in consecutive seasons. On September seven, 2006, Reyes hit the kickoff within-the-park habitation run of his career, against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Shea Stadium. Reyes was timed at xiv.81 seconds for his dash around the bases — the equivalent of running a circular 100-meter dash in about thirteen.5 seconds.^[12]

As the 2006 season wound down, Reyes was in pursuit of an unusual feat — reaching 20 dwelling runs, 20 triples, 20 doubles, and xx stolen bases. Reyes finished the 2006 regular season with an average of .300, 19 abode runs, 81 RBIs, 122 runs, and 64 stolen bases in 153 games. He increased his on-base pct by 54 points, and his slugging percentage was almost 100 points higher than in 2005. Reyes' walk charge per unit well-nigh doubled — in thirty fewer plate appearances, he went from 27 walks to 53. He as well showed similar improvement in the field — in 2006 he had a range factor of 3.86, the everyman of all major league shortstops. Reyes picked upward a Silver Slugger Award, was called upward to his first All-Star Game, and finished 7th in NL MVP voting.

The Mets clinched their spot in the playoffs, and Reyes experienced the postseason for the first time in his career. He made his playoff debut on Oct four, 2006 confronting the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2006 National League Division Series. Though he striking just .167 for the serial, he came up big in cardinal situations, scoring the winning run in Game 1, driving in the go-ahead run in Game 2, and knocking in the game-tying run in the sixth inning of Game three. In Game half dozen of the 2006 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and facing elimination, Reyes hitting a leadoff home run in the start inning to jump commencement his squad and help force a deciding Game 7, which the Mets went on to lose, three–i.

In November 2006 Reyes participated in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series along with teammates John Maine and David Wright. He hitting a 2-run walk-off home run in the tenth inning of Game five, giving the MLB team their get-go sweep of their NPB rivals.

On July 12, 2007, Reyes hit the ninth leadoff dwelling run of his career against Cincinnati Reds bullpen Bronson Arroyo, setting a new record for the franchise.^[thirteen]

In August, Reyes stole his 50th base of operations of the year, becoming the get-go New York baseball role player to steal fifty or more bases in three consecutive seasons. On Baronial 22, 2007, Reyes stole his 65th, 66th, and 67th bases and broke Roger Cedeño's Mets tape for the virtually stolen bases in a unmarried flavor. August also saw Reyes tie the Mets record for stealing at least one base in four straight games.

In the concluding calendar month of the flavour, Reyes' struggles were seen to be a cardinal component of the Mets' late-flavour collapse. He batted .205 and had an on-base of operations percentage of only .279. His struggles brought much criticism from Mets fans. On the second-to-concluding twenty-four hours of the regular season he was involved in a benches-clearing ball against the Florida Marlins, which started when Miguel Olivo charged across the diamond and threw a punch at Reyes. Olivo would be ejected from the game and Reyes was allowed to stay in. The Mets would win the game 13–0. Reyes finished the season with a .280 batting average, lx extra-base hits, 12 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 78 stolen bases in 160 games.

2008–09 [edit]

In spring training and the early part of the 2008 season, Reyes vocalized a plan to focus a lilliputian more on baseball, and a little less on the theatrics — such equally his dugout dances after home runs — that drew criticism during the late part of 2007 when the Mets were struggling. I of the casualties of this change of focus was the Professor Reyes segment played betwixt innings at Shea where he taught the fans Spanish words and phrases. This was replaced by 'Maine Street USA' with John Maine, and 'Practise The Wright Thing' with David Wright, which failed to match the popularity of Reyes' spots. However, with some prodding by his teammates, Reyes was encouraged to continue playing with the aforementioned energy as he had previously.^[14]

On July 3, Reyes' childhood friend Argenis Reyes was called up from the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. When Argenis played, he and José made up the centre infield for the Mets, with Argenis Reyes at second base of operations. On July 20, Reyes overtook Mookie Wilson as the Mets' all-time triples leader afterward legging out his 63rd career triple in the quaternary inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds.

On September 10, Reyes broke the Mets' all-time tape for stolen bases, previously held past Mookie Wilson, with his 282nd career stolen base coming in the tertiary inning of a game confronting the Washington Nationals. After stealing 2d to suspension the record, he so stole third and scored the go-ahead run on a single past David Wright. On September 23, 2008, Reyes achieved his outset 200-hit season with a bases-clearing triple. He is the 2d Mets actor to reach this landmark, after Lance Johnson in 1996. Reyes finished the flavour with a batting average of .297, with 72 extra-base hits (including a majors-leading 19 triples), 68 RBIs and 56 stolen bases.

A few days before spring preparation, Mets manager Jerry Manuel announced that he was considering moving Reyes from the leadoff spot to 2nd or 3rd in the line-up. However, Reyes playing in the World Baseball game Classic meant his playing time in the Mets training camp was limited, and led to Manuel deciding to move Reyes back to the leadoff spot. Speaking of the decision, Reyes said, "That'due south where I've hit all my life ... I'd like to be a leadoff hitter."^[15]

On May 3, 2009, Reyes was placed on the DL due to a calf injury. Reyes was expected to exist back in early on June merely when rehabbing the injury he pulled himself from an extended spring training game; an MRI test the following solar day revealed the tear, which Reyes confirmed was different from the initial injury. A September return was considered possible merely he suffered even so some other injury, a torn right hamstring while doing rehab piece of work in August.^[16]

2010 [edit]

Reyes (left) running to showtime base in 2011

On March 11, 2010, Reyes was diagnosed with a hyperactive thyroid gland, and was ordered by doctors to cease spring training action.^[17] On March 23, his thyroid levels returned to normal and he was cleared to play. He was placed on the 15-mean solar day disabled list and missed the start of the regular flavor.^[xviii]

On May 25, he had his 1000th career hit off of the Phillies' Jamie Moyer. On June 8, Reyes striking a tying habitation run in the seventh inning with two outs that had to exist reviewed. The shot was originally chosen a double because information technology bounced back into play. The Mets went on to win the game in the 11th on a walk off shot by Ike Davis.

On July 4, Reyes was selected to his third All-Star Game, simply he was unable to play due to an injury; Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal replaced Reyes. Nevertheless, Reyes withal attended the All-Star Game with his family.

2011 [edit]

Reyes with the Mets in 2011

On June 28, in his 1,000th career game, Reyes stole his 360th base. This put him in the summit 100 all-time in stolen bases. Reyes was voted in as the starting shortstop for the National League in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Even so, he did not participate due to a strained left hamstring.^[19]

Throughout the 2011 flavor, at that place were talks almost Reyes' hereafter and if it would be with the Mets. He decided he did not desire to talk nigh information technology until the finish of the season. Equally well as being a possible top target for teams in free bureau, he was reportedly involved in trade talks with multiple teams, just the Mets decided they would hold onto him for the remainder of the flavor and brand an effort to re-sign him.

Reyes was one time once more placed on the disabled list due to a strained left hamstring.^[xx]

On the final day of the season, afterward bunting for a single in his first at bat in the first inning, Reyes asked his manager to remove him from the game, ending his season with a .337 batting average, two points alee of Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers in the race for the NL batting title.^[21] Braun went 0–4 later in the day to cease at .332.^{[21] [22]} Reyes became the first Met in franchise history to win an NL batting title.^[23] Reyes'south conclusion came on the 70th anniversary of Ted Williams' refusal to sit out a doubleheader on the last mean solar day of the 1941 flavour, putting his .400 batting average at risk simply ultimately hit vi-for-8 and raising his average from .39955 to .406.^{[24] [25] [26] [27]} Reyes played in 126 games in 2011, the fewest games played by a batting champion since Manny Ramirez's 120 games played in 2002.^[28] He became a free agent at the cease of the flavour.

Miami Marlins (2012) [edit]

On December seven, 2011, Reyes agreed to a half-dozen-year, $106 million contract with the Miami Marlins.^[29] Upon his signing with the Miami Marlins, he appeared on MLB Network where he had his signature dreadlocks cut off on February 3 to coincide with Marlins' dress lawmaking prohibiting long hair.^[30]

Reyes had the first Marlins hit at Marlins Park, against Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals, breaking up a no-hitter in the seventh inning.^[31]

Reyes finished the year striking .287 and finished second in the NL in triples (12), second in at-bats per strikeout (11.5), and third in steals (40).^[32] He split time betwixt the leadoff role and the #3 spot.^[33]

Toronto Blue Jays (2013–15) [edit]

On November 19, 2012, Reyes was traded to the Toronto Bluish Jays along with Josh Johnson, Marking Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio, in exchange for Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Álvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Nicolino.^[34] Reyes needed to be carted off the field during a game confronting the Kansas City Royals on April 12, 2013, after hearing a popular in his left ankle while sliding into 2d. Reyes was placed on the fifteen-day disabled listing on April 13. On Apr 15, general manager Alex Anthopoulos reported that an MRI browse revealed no fracture and that no surgery would be required, only that Reyes was expected to miss three months.^[35] On April fifteen, CBS Sports reported that Reyes's ankle injury was less severe than originally thought, reducing his time on the DL to viii weeks,^[36] only that was later refuted by Blue Jays management.^[37] He was placed on the 60-day disabled listing on April 23 to make room for Aaron Laffey.^[38]

Reyes was held out of baseball game activities for several weeks before playing two innings in a simulated game on June fourteen.^[39] He then began a rehab assignment in High-A Dunedin. Reyes played in 3 games and recorded a .417 boilerplate with three runs scored, 1 RBI and i stolen base of operations.^[40] Reyes was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo on June 21, and scored the winning run against the Durham Bulls.^[41] After playing iii games in Buffalo, Alex Anthopolous said Reyes would play some other game in Buffalo, followed by a game in Double-A New Hampshire. The programme was for Reyes to so be chosen up on June 27 when the Blue Jays begin a 4-game serial against the Boston Ruby Sox,^[42] however information technology was later reported that Reyes would be called upward i day earlier.^[43] Reyes went to Tampa Bay on June 25, rather than going to New Hampshire and was present in the dugout, despite not being able to play. He went 0–4 in his render to the lineup on June 26, but the Blue Jays won on R. A. Dickey'south complete game shutout iii–0.^[44] Reyes recorded his starting time hit since coming off the disabled list on June 28 confronting the Boston Red Sox. The hit was likewise his ane,500th career hit. Reyes played his first game at home since coming off the disabled list on Canada Day and went 3–five with a solo home run.^[45] On August two, in a 7–five loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Reyes recorded his 500th career RBI on a two-run dwelling run. In a game against the Seattle Mariners on August 6, Reyes hit his 100th career home run, a solo shot to pb off the game off of Félix Hernández.

After experiencing a minor hamstring strain during spring training, Reyes began the 2014 season batting leadoff for the Blue Jays. In his first at bat on Opening Day he aggravated his hamstring injury while running to get-go base, and was placed on the 15-twenty-four hour period disabled listing at the stop of the game. Reyes was activated on April 19, after playing in two rehab games with the Loftier-A Dunedin Blue Jays.^[46] He avoided the disabled list for the residuum of the flavour, playing in 143 games and batting .287 with 9 home runs, 51 RBI, and 30 stolen bases.^[32]

On April 28, 2015, Reyes was placed on the 15-twenty-four hours disabled list due to a rib strain.^[47] He was activated on May 25.^[48] Before beingness traded to Colorado, Reyes had batted .285 with 4 domicile runs and 34 RBI in 69 games with the Blue Jays.^[32]

Colorado Rockies (2015) [edit]

Reyes with the Rockies in 2015

On July 27, 2015, Reyes was traded to the Colorado Rockies, along with Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, and Jesús Tinoco, in exchange for Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins.^[49] In 47 more games with the Rockies, Reyes batted .259 with 3 home runs, 19 RBI, and eight stolen bases. Overall in 2015, combined with both teams, Reyes played 132 total games with a .274 batting average, 24 stolen bases, 19 habitation runs, and 53 RBI.

2nd stint with the New York Mets (2016–2018) [edit]

Reyes with the Mets in 2016

On June 25, 2016, Reyes became a free amanuensis and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.^[fifty] Reyes began his second stint in the Mets organization by being assigned to the Brooklyn Cyclones.^[51] In his stints with the Cylones and the Binghamton Mets, Reyes batted .176, and fabricated an error at 3rd base. On July 4, the Mets appear that they would be activating Reyes on July v.^[52] In his get-go MLB game with the Mets since 2011, Reyes went 0-for-four. On July 30, Reyes was placed on the 15-twenty-four hour period disabled listing with a Form 1 intercostal muscle strain.^[53]

Reyes returned from the disabled listing in Baronial, and proceeded to become what some considered the spark for a run deprived Mets offense.^[54] On September 22, Reyes hit a two-run home run in the lesser of the 9th inning in a pivotal game against the Philadelphia Phillies to even the score at 6-six. Asdrúbal Cabrera would later hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning to win, ix-eight, propelling the Mets to a Wild Card booth. Reyes batted .267 with 8 dwelling house runs and 24 RBIs in 2016.^[55] Later sixty games with the Mets in 2016, the guild picked up its option on its contract with Reyes, keeping him with the team for the major league minimum salary in 2017.^[56]

Prior to the 2017 season, Reyes began working out as a full-time utility histrion, playing the infield and center field.^[57] Reyes' start appearance in center field came on May thirteen against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. He only played 1 inning in center field, before finishing the game at shortstop.^[58] On May 20, Reyes collected his 2,000 career hit; a single off Los Angeles Angels bullpen Alex Meyer.^[59] On July 24, Reyes became the 39th player in MLB history to steal 500 career bases.^[60]

In 2017 he batted .246/.315/.413, the lowest batting average of his major league career, with xv dwelling house runs and 75 runs scored.^[61] Afterward the season, he re-signed with the Mets on a 1-year, $2 million contract.^[62]

On July 31, 2018, when the Mets were already down xix-1 to the Washington Nationals, Reyes fulfilled a longtime dream and pitched the 8th inning, conceding six runs, including ii dwelling runs.^[63] He then became the first MLB player since Cap Anson in 1884 to surrender two home runs as a pitcher in one game and afterward hit two habitation runs in the following game (on August 1).^[64] In 2018 he batted .189/.260/.320 with v stolen bases (each a career low).^[61]

He elected free bureau on October 29, 2018.

On July 29, 2020, Reyes announced his official retirement from professional baseball game on his Twitter business relationship.^{[65] [66]}

International career [edit]

2006 Earth Baseball Classic [edit]

Reyes represented the Dominican Commonwealth in the 2006 Globe Baseball Classic. The squad finished elevation of their group in both the kickoff and 2nd rounds, but fell to Puerto Rico in the semi-finals. Reyes' playing fourth dimension was limited due to the presence of Miguel Tejada in the shortstop spot. In 6 at-bats, Reyes collected 1 hit and 1 run, equally well every bit 2 stolen bases.

2009 World Baseball Classic [edit]

Reyes was again called up to the Dominican Republic team for the 2009 competition. He had a disappointing tournament as the Dominican Republic were eliminated after simply three games, suffering two defeats confronting the underdog Netherlands squad. Reyes finished the tournament with but ane hit and 2 runs from 9 at-bats.

2013 World Baseball Classic [edit]

After two disappointing tournaments in 2006 and 2009, Reyes and the Dominican Commonwealth team ran the tabular array in 2013 tournament going vii–0 to make information technology to the Classic Final against Puerto Rico. They defeated their 2009 nemesis the netherlands in the semifinal iv–one and redeemed their 2009 losses. In the terminal, the Dominican Commonwealth defeated Puerto Rico three–0 to become the commencement team to go undefeated in the tournament. Reyes had a much better tournament in 2013, batting .314 with a home run and 11 hits.

Music [edit]

Reyes is a dembow musician and owner of a record label. In May 2011, Reyes released his debut song, "Bat Roto" (Spanish for "Broken Bat"), that was played on Spanish radio stations and in nightclubs in the United States and the Dominican Republic. In July, he released a video for his reggaeton song named "No Hay Amigo" ("At that place is No Friend"), which featured established reggaeton artists Julio Voltio, Vakero, and Big Mato.^[67]

Reyes created a record label, EL7 Music, whose name was inspired by his uniform number. As of 2011, he had financed all of the label'due south operations.^[67]

He is featured in the song "five Mujeres" by Lirico En La Casa released with a music video by March 22, 2019.

Personal life [edit]

Reyes with the Blue Jays in 2013

After leaving the Mets for costless bureau, Reyes continued to make his offseason home on Long Island. He had lived in Manhasset, New York with his wife, Katherine, and then moved to Old Brookville.^[68] Reyes was a shut friend to former right-handed pitcher José Lima. When Lima died May 23, 2010, Reyes said, "He'due south the funniest guy you could ever meet, he always smiled, he was e'er happy. Information technology was skilful to know him. It's a existent tough day...I've known him a long time. People in the Dominican Democracy dearest the guy a lot, so it'due south a very tough twenty-four hour period not but for the Dominican people, merely for anybody because of the guy that he was."^[69]

Reyes married Katherine Ramirez on July 25, 2008. They have three daughters and a son together: Catherine, Ashley, Joselyn and Fernando.^[70]

On October 31, 2015, Reyes was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife in Wailea, Hawaii.^[71] On March thirty, 2016, prosecutors in Maui moved to dismiss the domestic abuse charges on the grounds that his wife was refusing to cooperate as a witness.^[72]

Reyes and his wife became American citizens on Apr iv, 2018.^[73]

Domestic violence [edit]

During the 2015-16 offseason, Reyes was charged with domestic violence, stemming from an incident with his wife while on holiday in Hawaii. He grabbed her by the throat and shoved her into a door before hotel security chosen the police.^[74] She was taken to the emergency room with injuries to the side, neck, and wrist.^[74] On February 23, 2016, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred appear that Reyes would be placed on paid authoritative get out until at least April, when his trial began.^[75] On May 13, Manfred announced that Reyes was suspended without pay until May 31, spanning the Colorado Rockies' showtime 51 games of the flavour.^[76] On May 31, the day his suspension expired, he was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque for a rehab assignment.^[77] Despite projections that he would return to the team, he was designated for consignment by the Rockies on June xv.^{[78] [79]}

Media appearances [edit]

On December 7, 2007, Reyes was announced as the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K8 from 2K Sports, taking over from New York Yankees counterpart Derek Jeter. Reyes was likewise the cover athlete for the Nintendo DS spinoff, Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars, admitting in drawing form.^[fourscore]

Awards and honors [edit]

• 4-time NL All-Star (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
• 2-time New York Mets Minor League Player of the Year (2001, 2002)
• 2001 Low-A All-Star
• 2002 1st Team Minor League All-Star
• 2002 Florida Land League All-Star
• 2002 Eastern League All-Star
• 2002 Futures Game All-Star MVP
• 2006 NL Silver Slugger Award
• 2007 NL Actor of the Calendar month Accolade (Apr)

Achievements [edit]

• Four-time NL triples leader (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011)
• Three-time NL stolen bases leader (2005, 2006, 2007)
• 2011 NL batting champion
• New York Mets all-fourth dimension leader in triples
• New York Mets all-time leader in stolen bases
• 500 career stolen bases

Meet also [edit]

• List of Major League Baseball game players to striking for the cycle
• Listing of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
• List of Major League Baseball game annual triples leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders

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External links [edit]

• Career statistics and player data from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Jose Reyes on Twitter
• Jose Reyes on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Randy Winn	Hitting for the cycle June 21, 2006	Succeeded by Luke Scott
Preceded by Ryan Howard	National League Role player of the Month April 2007	Succeeded by Prince Fielder

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Reyes_(infielder)

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