Jonathan Paul (J. P.) Arencibia (born January 5, 1986 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.On Opening Day, Arencibia hit a game-winning 3-run home run in the 16th inning against the Cleveland Indians, the longest game in Opening Day history in terms of innings.
On May 16, Arencibia reached 100 RBI for his career in a 4-1 win against the New York Yankees. The following day, in a game against the New York Mets, Arencibia set a career high for RBI in a game with 6, in a 14-5 win. Arencibia also hit 2 home runs, giving him the first 3-game home run streak of his career. Arencibia was named AL Player of the Week for May 14-20, hitting .360 with 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 7 runs scored an a slugging percentage of .920. He is the first catcher in Blue Jays history to win the award. On July 25, in a game against the Oakland Athletics, Arencibia was hit on the right hand by a pitch while catching. Arencibia finished the inning, but left the game for precautionary reasons. X-rays came back positive for a fracture, and he was expected to miss 6 weeks. Arencibia began a rehab assignment with the Class-A Dunedin Blue Jays on September 2. Source: wikipedia.org
On May 16, Arencibia reached 100 RBI for his career in a 4-1 win against the New York Yankees. The following day, in a game against the New York Mets, Arencibia set a career high for RBI in a game with 6, in a 14-5 win. Arencibia also hit 2 home runs, giving him the first 3-game home run streak of his career. Arencibia was named AL Player of the Week for May 14-20, hitting .360 with 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 7 runs scored an a slugging percentage of .920. He is the first catcher in Blue Jays history to win the award. On July 25, in a game against the Oakland Athletics, Arencibia was hit on the right hand by a pitch while catching. Arencibia finished the inning, but left the game for precautionary reasons. X-rays came back positive for a fracture, and he was expected to miss 6 weeks. Arencibia began a rehab assignment with the Class-A Dunedin Blue Jays on September 2. Source: wikipedia.org
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