Jose Iglesias
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Full Name:
José Antonio Iglesias Alemán​
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Nicknames:
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Born:
January 5, 1990
Havana, Cuba
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Family:
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Father: Candelario Iglesias
Mother: Barbara
Spouse: Arlene Iglesias
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Friends:
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Noel Arguelles - defected from Cuba together. Both played with the Industriales and the Cuban National team.
Agent: Jaime Torres
Nate Spears, his former roommate at Double-A Portland, helped him learn English.
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School:
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Not available​
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Baseball Related:
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2009 - Signed as an international amateur free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
2011 - May 8th - Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox
2013 - Traded to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal that sent Jake Peavy and Brayan Villarreal to the Boston Red Sox and Avisail García and Francellis Montas to the Chicago White Sox.
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Extra:
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He has a home in Miami, Florida.​
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Sample Heckles:
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