#7

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Full Name:
 

José Bernabé Reyes​

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Nicknames:

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“La Melaza"

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Born:  
   

June 11, 1983 

Villa González, Santiago, Dominican Republic

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Family:  

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Father: José Manuel Reyes
Mother: Josefina (Rosa)
Sister: Meosote
Spouse: Katherine Ramirez 
Mother of child:  Christina Sanchez

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He married his wife on July 25, 2008.

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See below for more about Christina Sanchez.

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Friends:  

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Childhood friend: Argenis Reyes (played on the Mets together in 2008).
 

He performed one of his little rap songs at Jose Bautista's wedding. 

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School:  

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High School: Liceo Delia Reyes, Dominican Republic

His high school did not have a baseball team.

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Played in Santiago's Felix de Leon league.
 

Baseball Related:

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Scouted and signed by Omar Minaya.

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1999 - August 16th - Signed by the New York Mets after a tyout camp in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

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2003 - June 10th - Major League debut with the New York Mets.

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2006 - Signed a 4-year contract extension with the Mets ($23.25 million).

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2011 - Signed a 6-year contract with the Miami Marlins ($106 million).

 

2012 - After the season he was traded by the Marlins (with Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Álvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Nicolino.

 

2015 - Traded from the Blue Jays (with Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, and Jesús Tinoco) to the Colorado Rockies for Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins.

 

2016 - After being DFAed he became a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

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Extra:

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2006 - The Mets hired Rickey Henderson (former player) as a specialist instructor to help tutor Reyes in the arts of getting on base and stealing bases.

2015 - October 31st - Reyes was arrested for assault against his wife (Wailea, Hawaii). Prosecutors dismissed the domestic abuse charges on the grounds that his wife was refusing to cooperate as a witness. Reyes was given a 51-game suspension.

When he returned to the Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud had his number 7 jersey but gave it up for Reyes.

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He owns a record label called "Sietemusic".

2009 - He had a child with Christina Sanchez. The child remained a secret until 2015 and in 2017 Sanchez sued Reyes for unpaid child support.
Christina blasted him on Twitter, “You’re a worthless piece of s#@t father to our child ..." 
Reyes' attorneys:  Sam Ferrara and Eric S. Solotoff.

NOTE: The child's name (as all children) has been purposely left out. There are no respectful heckles that involve children.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@lamelaza_7

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