Paul Sorrento

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 55

First baseman

Born: November 17, 1965
Peabody, Massachusetts

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 8, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins

Last MLB appearance

October 2, 1999, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

MLB statistics

Batting average

.257

Home runs

166

Runs batted in

565

Teams

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (1991)

Paul Anthony Sorrento (born November 17, 1965) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 1999, Sorrento played for the Minnesota Twins (1989–91), Cleveland Indians (1992–95), Seattle Mariners (1996–97) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–99). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Sorrento played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles under head coach Mike Martin.

Paul played First baseman with the Cleveland Indians during their 1995 World Series appearance.

On January 13, 2012 Paul was named hitting coach for Inland Empire 66ers of the California League they are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

On November 9, 2012, Sorrento was named the minor league hitting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization.^[1] On November 3, 2015, Sorrento was hired as the Angels assistant hitting coach.

Career

In an 11-season career, Sorrento posted a .257 batting average with 166 home runs and 565 RBI in 1093 games played.^[2]

Sorrento wore #44^[2] while playing for the Mariners, where he would go on to enjoy the most productive seasons of his career.

In Eleven Playoff Game Appearances with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners had a .213 batting average with 1 home run and 2 RBIs in 47 at-bats.

Best seasons

1996: .289 BA, 23 HR, 93 RBI ^[2]
1997: .269 BA, 31 HR, 80 RBI ^[2]

Milestones and firsts

Sorrento became the first DH in Tampa Bay history (March 31, 1998)
Sorrento made the first base hit in the history of Camden Yards (April 6, 1992)
Sorrento hit the first home run in the history of Camden Yards (April 8, 1992). A three-run shot off of Bob Milacki on a 1-2 count.
Sorrento hit the first grand slam at Jacobs Field in Cleveland (May 9, 1994)

References

↑ DiGiovanna, Mike (November 9, 2012). "Angels hire Mike Hampton, Tim Bogar for minor league roles". Los Angeles Times.
1 2 3 4 "Paul Sorrento Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

External links

Baseball Library

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series Champions

0 Junior Ortiz 1 Jarvis Brown 7 Greg Gagne 9 Gene Larkin 11 Chuck Knoblauch 12 Brian Harper 13 Mike Pagliarulo 14 Kent Hrbek 15 Lenny Webster 18 Paul Sorrento 19 Scott Erickson 24 Shane Mack 25 Randy Bush 26 Al Newman 30 Terry Leach 31 Scott Leius 32 Dan Gladden 34 Kirby Puckett (ALCS MVP) 36 Kevin Tapani 38 Rick Aguilera 39 David West 40 Steve Bedrosian 44 Chili Davis 47 Jack Morris (World Series MVP) 51 Carl Willis 53 Mark Guthrie

Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches 6 Tony Oliva 35 Ron Gardenhire 42 Dick Such 43 Rick Stelmaszek 45 Wayne Terwilliger 46 Terry Crowley

Regular season American League Championship Series

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim current roster

Active roster	2 Andrelton Simmons 5 Albert Pujols 6 Yunel Escobar 7 Cliff Pennington 12 Johnny Giavotella 17 Shane Robinson 18 Geovany Soto 24 C. J. Cron 25 Daniel Nava 27 Mike Trout 35 Nick Tropeano 36 Jered Weaver 38 Joe Smith 40 Javy Guerra 46 Cory Rasmus 48 Jose Alvarez 51 Ji-man Choi 53 Hector Santiago 56 Kole Calhoun 58 Carlos Perez 59 Fernando Salas 60 A. J. Achter 64 Mike Morin 65 Greg Mahle 68 Cam Bedrosian

Inactive roster	13 Kyle Kubitza 19 Jefry Marté 20 Rey Navarro 22 Kaleb Cowart 39 Rafael Ortega 45 Tyler Skaggs 47 Jett Bandy 52 Matt Shoemaker 62 Al Alburquerque 86 Victor Alcántara -- Chris Jones -- Danny Reynolds

Disabled list	3 Craig Gentry 16 Huston Street 28 Andrew Heaney 33 C. J. Wilson 43 Garrett Richards

Coaching staff	Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Bench 21 Dino Ebel First base 9 Gary DiSarcina Third Base 10 Ron Roenicke Pitching 41 Charles Nagy Hitting 31 Dave Hansen Assistant Hitting 55 Paul Sorrento Infield 4 Alfredo Griffin Catching/information 61 Steve Soliz Bullpen 63 Scott Radinsky Bullpen catcher 70 Tom Gregorio

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