In November 1982, the Texas Rangers signed 17-year-old Sierra out of Puerto Rico.[3] Sierra made his major league debut on June 1, 1986 as an outfielder and hit a home run in just his second MLBat bat becoming the first Texas Rangers player to accomplish this feat.[4] Sierra had a decent rookie year, hitting .264 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs.
In 1989, Sierra hit 29 home runs and led the league in RBIs (119), triples (14), slugging percentage (.543), total bases (344) and extra base hits (78),[3] and finished second in MVP voting to Robin Yount. He went on to have 3 years with 100+ RBIs with the Rangers.[3] In August 1992, the Rangers traded Sierra to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco.[3] He later played more years with the Rangers.
In 1995, the A's traded Sierra to the New York Yankees for Danny Tartabull.[3] After helping the Yankees reach the playoffs for the first time in 14 years in 1995, Sierra was traded to the Detroit Tigers with Matt Drews for Cecil Fielder.[3] Sierra was considered a journeyman because of playing for numerous teams during the late-1990s, including the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. After making a comeback with the Rangers in late 2000, he would go on to achieve moderate success with the Rangers in 2001, winning AL Comeback Player of the Year, and Mariners in 2002. In 2003, during Sierra's third stint with the Rangers, he was traded back to the Yankees, who were looking for a power-hitter off the bench. Sierra was an important part of the 2004 Yankees, a team that hit over 240 home runs. Sierra himself slugged 17 of those homers as the usual designated hitter, playing in 56 games at the position.[3]
In Game 4 of the 2004 American League Division Series, with the Yankees down to the Minnesota Twins 5–2, Sierra hit a 3-run home run to tie the game at 5–5 off of reliever Juan Rincón.[5] His clutch home run helped the Yankees rally to win the game and the series. However, he was the final out of Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, hitting a ground ball to Pokey Reese, which secured the dramatic comeback victory of the Boston Red Sox. Sierra had an injury-plagued 2005 season and was let go by the Yankees after hitting just 4 home runs in 61 games.[3] In 2006, Sierra signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins, but was released on July 10.[3] In August, Sierra was offered a chance to sign on with the New York Mets for the September run and playoffs.[6] However, due to family issues (illness to his mother), he opted not to play again in 2006.
In January 2007, Sierra signed a minor league contract with the Mets, who invited him to spring training. However, on March 20, he requested and was granted his release by the team after being reassigned the previous Thursday.[7]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Sierra and the second or maternal family name is Garcia This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Ruben Sierra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ruben Angel Sierra Garcia born October 6 1965 is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball MLB outfielder Over 20 seasons Sierra played for the Texas Rangers 1986 92 2000 01 2003 Oakland Athletics 1992 95 New York Yankees 1995 96 2003 05 Detroit Tigers 1996 Cincinnati Reds 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 1997 Chicago White Sox 1998 Seattle Mariners 2002 and Minnesota Twins 2006 Sierra also signed with the Cleveland Indians at the end of 1999 1 but was released towards the end of spring training in March 2000 2 Ruben SierraRight fielder Designated hitterBorn 1965 10 06 October 6 1965 age 58 Rio Piedras Puerto RicoBatted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutJune 1 1986 for the Texas RangersLast MLB appearanceJuly 9 2006 for the Minnesota TwinsMLB statisticsBatting average 268Hits2 152Home runs306Runs batted in1 322TeamsTexas Rangers 1986 1992 Oakland Athletics 1992 1995 New York Yankees 1995 1996 Detroit Tigers 1996 Cincinnati Reds 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 1997 Chicago White Sox 1998 Texas Rangers 2000 2001 Seattle Mariners 2002 Texas Rangers 2003 New York Yankees 2003 2005 Minnesota Twins 2006 Career highlights and awards4 All Star 1989 1991 1992 1994 Silver Slugger Award 1989 AL RBI leader 1989 Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Contents 1 Early life 2 MLB career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSierra graduated from Liceo Interamericano Castro High School in Puerto Rico in 1983 where he played baseball basketball and volleyball MLB career editIn November 1982 the Texas Rangers signed 17 year old Sierra out of Puerto Rico 3 Sierra made his major league debut on June 1 1986 as an outfielder and hit a home run in just his second MLB at bat becoming the first Texas Rangers player to accomplish this feat 4 Sierra had a decent rookie year hitting 264 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs In 1989 Sierra hit 29 home runs and led the league in RBIs 119 triples 14 slugging percentage 543 total bases 344 and extra base hits 78 3 and finished second in MVP voting to Robin Yount He went on to have 3 years with 100 RBIs with the Rangers 3 In August 1992 the Rangers traded Sierra to the Oakland Athletics for Jose Canseco 3 He later played more years with the Rangers In 1995 the A s traded Sierra to the New York Yankees for Danny Tartabull 3 After helping the Yankees reach the playoffs for the first time in 14 years in 1995 Sierra was traded to the Detroit Tigers with Matt Drews for Cecil Fielder 3 Sierra was considered a journeyman because of playing for numerous teams during the late 1990s including the Cincinnati Reds Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians After making a comeback with the Rangers in late 2000 he would go on to achieve moderate success with the Rangers in 2001 winning AL Comeback Player of the Year and Mariners in 2002 In 2003 during Sierra s third stint with the Rangers he was traded back to the Yankees who were looking for a power hitter off the bench Sierra was an important part of the 2004 Yankees a team that hit over 240 home runs Sierra himself slugged 17 of those homers as the usual designated hitter playing in 56 games at the position 3 In Game 4 of the 2004 American League Division Series with the Yankees down to the Minnesota Twins 5 2 Sierra hit a 3 run home run to tie the game at 5 5 off of reliever Juan Rincon 5 His clutch home run helped the Yankees rally to win the game and the series However he was the final out of Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series hitting a ground ball to Pokey Reese which secured the dramatic comeback victory of the Boston Red Sox Sierra had an injury plagued 2005 season and was let go by the Yankees after hitting just 4 home runs in 61 games 3 In 2006 Sierra signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins but was released on July 10 3 In August Sierra was offered a chance to sign on with the New York Mets for the September run and playoffs 6 However due to family issues illness to his mother he opted not to play again in 2006 In January 2007 Sierra signed a minor league contract with the Mets who invited him to spring training However on March 20 he requested and was granted his release by the team after being reassigned the previous Thursday 7 See also editList of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Silver Slugger Award winners at outfield List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leadersReferences edit THURSDAY S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS UPI Retrieved October 12 2018 TRANSACTIONS The New York Times March 20 2000 Retrieved October 12 2018 a b c d e f g h i Ruben Sierra Stats http newyork mets mlb com team player career jsp player id 122218 amp y 1986 dead link Top Five Moments in Twins Yankees ALDS History October 6 2010 Mets Clear a Comeback Trail for Sierra NYT Retrieved November 15 2023 Shpigel Ben March 20 2007 Sierra Released Sanchez On the Mend The New York Times External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetAwards and achievementsPreceded byRon KittleDave Henderson American League Player of the MonthJune 1989May 1991 Succeeded byRobin YountJoe Carter Retrieved from https en 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