With a combination of speed and power unrivaled in baseball since a youthful
Barry Bonds took the field, Alfonso Soriano silenced critics in 2002 who said he'd never amount to anything more than the second coming of Juan Samuel and made those who dubbed him the next Sammy Sosa look smart. One home run short of becoming the first 40-40 second baseman, Soriano has established himself as the premier offensive second baseman in the MLB.
Alfonso speaks Japanese fluently, as he started his baseball career in the Japanese Minor Leagues.
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