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Full Name:
 

Robinson David Chirinos González​

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Nicknames:

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“Pelo Buche"

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Born:  
   

June 5, 1984 

Punto Fijo, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Father: Roberto Chirinos 
Mother: Marbella Coromoto de Chirinos
Spouse: Heidy

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His father Roberto started a baseball academy called Estrellas de Falcones (Rival team was Los Pelicanos).

Robert also owned a refinery maintenance company for 30 years.

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Friends:  

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Agent: MDR Sports Management

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School:  

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Not available​

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Baseball Related:

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2010 - After the season he was added to the Chicago Cubs 40-man roster.

 

2010 - Traded from the Chicago Cubs (with Sam Fuld, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer, and Chris Archer) for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup. 

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2011 - July 18th - Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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2013 - Traded from the Rays to the Texas Rangers for a player to named later.

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Extra:

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2012 - He got a concussion after being hit with a foul tip in an exhibition game against Pittsburgh. The concussion was so bad that he could not play for a year, he could not talk with his family without becoming confused, he had constant blurred vision and nausea and he became depressed.

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Spends time in the winter working with catching instructor Hector Ortiz.
 

Sample Heckles:

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After a bad play: "Did Hector Ortiz show you that?"​

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@robinson28ch