Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Posada produced strong offensive numbers for his position, recording a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and 1,065 r...
To see him open his eyes was awesome. It was like the sun came out after not seeing it for maybe a month. - referring to his son after his first surgery.
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Fans at New York Yankees games cheer Posada on by chanting "Hip-hip... Jorge!".
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Catcher with the New York Yankees, 1995-present).
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His son, Jorge IV, was born with craniosynostosis and has had surgery four times. Posada started the Jorge Posada Foundation in 2002 to support families with kids born with craniosynostosis. Was suspended for 6 games on September 7, 2001 for arguing balls and strikes with an umpire. It was later reduced to 5 games after Posada explained that his son was in the hospital and he was playing in a daze.
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Drafted by New York Yankees in 1990 in the 24th round. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1995. Missed the 15 July 2002 game in Toronto to go to New York to be with his wife Laura as she gave birth to daughter, Paulina.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chew
2015
TV Series
Himself - Author
CBS This Morning
2015
TV Series
Himself - Author
Henry & Me
2014
Himself (voice)
Today
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Sunday Night Baseball
1997-2011
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher / Himself - New York Yankees Designated Hitter / Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter / ...
The Doctors
2011
TV Series
Late Show with David Letterman
2009
TV Series
Himself
E! True Hollywood Story
2009
TV Series documentary
2007 MLB All-Star Game
2007
TV Special
Himself - AL Catcher, New York Yankees
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2005-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2006
TV Series
Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2006
TV Series
Himself
Unique Whips
2006
TV Series
Himself
History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony
2005
Video documentary
Himself
Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox
2004
Video documentary
Himself - Yankees Catcher
2004 American League Championship Series
2004
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
Premios juventud 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2002-2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
2003 American League Championship Series
2003
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
Candid Camera
2003
TV Series
Himself
2003 MLB All-Star Game
2003
TV Special
Himself - AL Starting Catcher: New York Yankees
2002 MLB All-Star Game
2002
TV Special
Himself - AL Starting Catcher: New York Yankees
2001 World Series
2001
TV Movie
Himself (New York Yankees Catcher)
2001 American League Championship Series
2001
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
2001 MLB All-Star Game
2001
TV Special
Himself
2000 Official World Series
2000
Video documentary
Himself (New York Yankees Catcher)
2000 American League Championship Series
2000
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
2000 MLB All-Star Game
2000
TV Special
Himself - AL Catcher: New York Yankees
1999 American League Championship Series
1999
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
1998 World Series
1998
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
1998 American League Championship Series
1998
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary
Himself - New York Yankees Catcher (uncredited)
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Nine Innings from Ground Zero
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Sunday Night Baseball (1997-2011) as Himself - New York Yankees Catcher / Himself - New York Yankees Designated Hitter / Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter / Catcher / Designated Hitter
Henry & Me (2014) as Himself
Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox (2004) as Himself - Yankees Catcher
2001 World Series (2001) as Himself (New York Yankees Catcher)
$45 Million
