Rafael Antoni Furcal was born on October 24,1977 and is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop.
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39 Facts About Rafael Furcal
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Rafael Furcal played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins.
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Rafael Furcal's father, Silvino, drove a taxi and his mother, Aura, was a schoolteacher.
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Rafael Furcal had three older brothers, Jose, Manuel and Lorenzo, and a sister.
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Silvino Rafael Furcal was a standout outfielder during an era when Dominican ballplayers did not get much recognition from Major League scouts.
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Silvino introduced his sons to baseball and Rafael Furcal credited his father with teaching him how to enjoy the game.
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Manuel Rafael Furcal pitched in the Seattle Mariners organization and Lorenzo played in the Oakland Athletics system before suffering career-ending injuries.
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Jose Rafael Furcal committed suicide in 1999 and Manuel died that same year in an accident.
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Rafael Furcal attended Jose Cabrera High School and was prepared to enroll in engineering school before being spotted by a scout at a tryout in Santo Domingo.
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Rafael Furcal was signed as an amateur free agent by the Atlanta Braves on November 9,1996, for $5,000.
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Rafael Furcal began his professional career as a second baseman with the Gulf Coast Braves in 1997.
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Rafael Furcal was named Danville's Player of the Year and Appalachian League All-Star Second Baseman.
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Rafael Furcal was transferred to the advanced "A" team in Myrtle Beach and hit.
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Rafael Furcal led all of minor league baseball with 96 steals total.
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An injury to Braves shortstop Walt Weiss prior to the 2000 season led to Rafael Furcal improbably making the jump from "A" ball to the Major League roster.
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Rafael Furcal made his Major League debut on April 4,2000, against the Colorado Rockies, getting 2 hits in 4 at-bats.
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Rafael Furcal's first hit was against Rockies pitcher Rolando Arrojo.
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Rafael Furcal completed an unassisted triple play for the Braves against the St Louis Cardinals on August 10,2003.
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Rafael Furcal was selected to the National League All-Star Team as a reserve in 2003.
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On December 7,2005, Rafael Furcal signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for three years and $39 million.
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In September 2006 Rafael Furcal was selected as the inaugural winner of the Roy Campanella Award, given to the Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher.
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Rafael Furcal was just the second player to make three errors in one postseason inning.
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Two of the errors came on the same play as Rafael Furcal booted a routine groundball hit by Pat Burrell and then airmailed his throw behind home plate in a failed attempt to prevent Chase Utley from scoring.
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Rafael Furcal struggled in the first year of his new contract, hitting only.
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Rafael Furcal was added to the 2010 National League All-Star team as a reserve after New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw.
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Rafael Furcal was traded along with cash considerations to the St Louis Cardinals on July 30,2011 for Double-A outfielder Alex Castellanos.
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Rafael Furcal would be placed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season in order to undergo four to six weeks of physical rehabilitation in the hopes of forestalling surgical repair.
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On March 7,2013 the Cardinals announced that Rafael Furcal would undergo Tommy John surgery and would almost certainly miss all of the 2013 baseball season.
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Rafael Furcal became a free agent after the 2013 World Series on October 31,2013.
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Rafael Furcal made his Marlins debut on June 13,2014, against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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On March 17,2015, Rafael Furcal signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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Rafael Furcal has a daughter named Ashley was born on in 2004 and from a previous relationship.
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Rafael Furcal has used his baseball earnings to give back to his hometown.
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When Rafael Furcal re-signed with the Dodgers in 2008, he arranged to have the Los Angeles Fire Department donate a fire truck to Loma de Cabrera which, until then, did not have a fire department.
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Rafael Furcal has arranged to pay the hospital bills of Loma de Cabrera residents.
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Rafael Furcal was considered for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in 2020.
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