Jurickson Barthelomeus Profar was born on February 20,1993 and is a Curacaoan professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
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22 Facts About Jurickson Profar
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Jurickson Profar has previously played for the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics.
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Jurickson Profar helped the Pabao Little League team from Willemstad, Curacao, beat the Conejo Valley East Little League team from Thousand Oaks, California to win the championship in 2004.
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Jurickson Profar helped lead the team to the championship game again in 2005, but this team lost to West Oahu Little League from Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
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Jurickson Profar spent his first professional season in 2010 playing for the Spokane Indians.
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Jurickson Profar was selected to represent the Rangers at the 2011 All-Star Futures Game.
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Jurickson Profar was named the shortstop on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.
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Jurickson Profar was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.
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Jurickson Profar is the first player born in 1993 to play in the majors and was the youngest player active in the major leagues.
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Jurickson Profar played four positions in 2013 with shortstop, second base, third base, and left field while serving as the designated hitter for 20 games.
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Jurickson Profar started the 2014 season on the 60-day disabled list, and wasn't expected to make a return until mid-June.
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On May 22, the Rangers organization announced Jurickson Profar had reinjured his shoulder, and as a result missed the entire 2014 season.
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On February 23,2015, Jurickson Profar underwent surgery on his shoulder and missed the entire 2015 season.
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Jurickson Profar went 1-for-5 in his return against the Pittsburgh Pirates the same day.
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Jurickson Profar hit his first home run of the season on May 31,2016, against the Cleveland Indians.
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Jurickson Profar played five positions in the field while serving as the designated hitter for six games.
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In 2017, Jurickson Profar lost playing time in left field to Ryan Rua and Delino DeShields Jr.
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In 2018, Jurickson Profar made the Rangers' major league roster out of spring training as a utility infielder.
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Jurickson Profar was named the 2018 Richard Durrett Hardest Working Man Award winner by the DFW chapter of the BBWAA.
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Jurickson Profar played 39 games in the outfield while playing second base for 17 games and first base once.
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On January 27,2021, Jurickson Profar re-signed with the Padres on a three-year, $21 million contract.
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Jurickson Profar played during the 2017 World Baseball Classic as an infielder for the national team.
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