Sojo, Luis - #19 Infielder

Height: 5-11
Weight:
175
Born:
1/3/66 in Barquisimeto, VZ
Resides:
Barquisimeto, VZ
Bats:
Right Throws: Right
Married:
Zulima
Children:
LesLuis

Career HighLights

Luis Sojo was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent out of Venezuela in 1986 ... led South Atlantic League in hits, 1988 ... made Major League debut July 14, 1990, and singled off of Bryan Harvey ... traded to California December 2, 1990 ... traded back to Toronto December 8, 1992 ... signed as a free agent by Seattle, December 19, 1994 ... claimed on waivers by Yankees, August 22, 1996 ... went 3-for-5 in 1996 World Series against Atlanta.
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1997 Season

Set career high in batting average at .307 ... went 4-for-5 with a home run on July 30 against Oakland ... hit .332 after starting season 0-for-16 ... hit .414 against American League East Division opponents ... missed half of August and all of September with a broken left forearm..

 Career Statistics - Batting
YR
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
...
Season
97
98
TM
Tor
Ana
Ana
Tor
Sea
Sea
Sea
Nyy
 
Nyy
Nyy
G
33
113
106
19
63
102
77
18
95
77
54
AB
80
364
368
47
213
339
247
40
287
215
147
R
14
38
37
5
32
50
20
3
23
27
16
H
18
94
100
8
59
98
52
11
63
66
34
2B
3
14
12
2
9
18
8
2
10
6
3
3B
0
1
3
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
HR
1
3
7
0
6
7
1
0
1
2
0
RBI
9
20
43
6
22
39
16
5
21
25
14
BB
5
14
14
4
8
23
10
1
11
16
4
SO
5
26
24
2
25
19
13
4
17
14
15
SB
1
4
7
0
2
4
2
0
2
3
1
CS
1
2
11
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
OBP
.271
.295
.299
.231
.308
.335
.244
.286
.250
.355
.250
SLG
.300
.327
.378
.213
.423
.416
.263
.325
.272
.372
.265
AVG
.225
.258
.272
.170
.277
.289
.211
.275
.220
.307
.231
 
Totals
 
 
G
662
AB
2060
R
242
H
540
2B
77
3B
11
HR
27
RBI
199
BB
99
SO
147
SB
24
CS
20
OBP
.298
SLG
.350
AVG
.262

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