Joakim Soria
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Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago
Soria with the Kansas City Royals in 2011
Soria pitching for the Texas Rangers
Soria pitching for the Detroit Tigers
Rule 5 draft
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The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling to
Joakim Soria
…briefly playing in minor league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres organizations. The Royals selected Soria from the Padres in the Rule 5 draft after the 2006 season, and he debuted with the Royals in 2007. Soria is a two-time MLB All-Star. Soria has played for his country's Diablos Rojos del…
Johan Santana, selected in the Rule 5 draft following the 1999 season, went on to win two Cy Young Awards.