Jorge Soler

In his major league debut on August 27, facing Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos, Soler hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, becoming the 117th player in MLB history to do so.

On September 1 Soler had two doubles in his home debut for the Cubs to become just the third major league player in the last 100 years to have at least one extra-base hit in each of his first five games in the majors.

Jorge Carlos Soler Castillo (born February 25, 1992) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins.

Soler played for the Cuban national baseball team in international competition.

Soler played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship, where he had a .304 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, and .522 slugging percentage.

His nine walks were the second most in the tournament.

Cuba won the bronze medal.

Soler also played briefly with the Industriales in the Cuban National Series.

According to Callis, Soler likely would have been a top-five pick in the 2010 draft had he been eligible.

He defected from Cuba in 2011, seeking a career in MLB.

After establishing residency in Haiti, Soler signed a nine-year contract with the Cubs.

Soler defected from Cuba in 2011 to pursue his career in Major League Baseball (MLB).

He established residency in Haiti.

Jim Callis of Baseball America described Soler in 2011 as "a 19-year-old athlete with five-tool potential."

Soler was unblocked by the Office of Foreign Assets Control on June 2, 2012, making him an MLB free agent.

As a free agent, many teams were involved in bidding on Soler.

Soler is 6 ft tall and weighs 215 lbs.

He was described as a power-hitting outfielder who would likely play right field.

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus did not rank Soler in his list of the top baseball prospects prior to the 2012 season, but said he would have ranked Soler as the 38th or 39th best prospect if he were eligible.

Some teams preferred Soler to higher profile Cuban defector Yoenis Céspedes.

Keith Law of ESPN.com indicated that Soler had the talent of a top-five draft choice in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, had he been eligible to be drafted.

Writing for Fox News, Mauricio Rubio wrote that "Early in his career he was benched for not hustling, and in a separate incident he ran toward an opposing dugout with a bat."

Writing for The Sporting News, Jeff Mans noted that: "The biggest issue with Soler aside from the hamstring injuries is his temper.... He started out on the wrong foot with the Cubs after failing to report to minor league camp shortly after signing his nine-year, $30 million deal, feeling that he should have been in Chicago immediately. The other scare for the Cubs brass was his relative inability to hit righthanded pitching."

On June 11, 2012, Soler reportedly agreed to a nine-year $30 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.

He made his professional debut that same season with the AZL Cubs and was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs in August.

In 34 games between the two teams he batted .299 with five home runs and 25 RBIs.

On April 10, 2013, while playing on the Daytona Cubs, immediately following a bench-clearing incident, Soler charged the opposing Clearwater Threshers' dugout while brandishing a baseball bat.

He was ejected from the game, was fined, and received a five-game suspension.

Soler spent all of 2013 with Daytona, slashing .281/.343/.467 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs in 55 games.

He made his MLB debut in 2014 and won the 2016 World Series with the Cubs.

Soler began the 2014 season with the Tennessee Smokies.

On July 22, 2014, after batting .415/.494/.862 with six home runs and 22 RBIS in 22 games, Soler was promoted to the Iowa Cubs.

On August 25, 2014, Soler was called up to the Chicago Cubs for the first time.

In 32 games for Iowa prior to his call up he was batting .282 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 32 games.

The Cubs traded Soler to the Royals after the 2016 season.

According to Statcast, Soler's average launch speed was 91.39 mph in 2016.

He led the American League in home runs in 2019.

Traded to Atlanta in 2021, Soler won the 2021 World Series and earned the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

Soler signed with the Marlins before the 2022 season.