The 2023 WBC Star player’s movie resume Vol.26:Jurickson Profar (Free agent from the San Diego Padres):Major Candidate for Team Netherlands:“Curacao’s utility player!”

Today's player's resume concerns a free-agent utility player from the San Diego Padres, Jurickson Profar. He will represent Team Netherlands in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Juricson Profar has played for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres.

Profar forged a pact with the Rangers in 2009. He made his major league debut as a second baseman in a game against the Cleveland Indians on September 2, 2012, where he hit a home run in his first career at-bat. The switch hitter marked .239 with five homers and 20 RBIs, appearing in 90 games in 2016. He had 146 contests and smashed 20 long balls, recording .254 with 77 RBIs in 2018.

The 29-year-old player came to Japan with the Athletics for the 2019 two-game opening series vs. the Seattle Mariners and appeared at Tokyo Dome in the two games.

In 2020, shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Profar slashed .278/.343/.428 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 56 games for the Padres.

He has recorded .238 with 78 homers and 313 RBIs in 836 games at the end of the 2022 season.

KAISPO's baseball analyst says, "Profar is a utility player who can play as an infielder and outfielder. Also, he has universality as he was highly evaluated as a pitcher before joining the profession. The strength of his lower body muscles produces his swing speed to hit sharply. "
(MLB No.284 KAISPO No.1465)