'20 Ruben Gotay
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- Year:
- 2020
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- Position:
- Infield
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- Team:
- Baseball
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- IHCC Years:
- 1999-01
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- Career Highlights:
- NJCAA All-Region • 17 career home runs • Team leader in runs, RBI, stolen bases • Drafted by Kansas City Royals • 316 MLB games • MiLB Coach
Ruben turned two outstanding seasons at Indian Hills into a long career in professionial baseball, one that is continuing this winter as he coaches a team in the Puerto Rican Winter League. He came to IHCC from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and batted .366 as a freshman in 2000 while slamming seven homers and 17 doubles and knocking in 35 runs. He boosted those numbers the next year, hitting .390 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs while stealing 13 bases. Ruben was then taken in the 32nd round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals and played three seasons in the minor leagues before making his big league debut with the Royals in 2004. He also saw action with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves and played in the minors for Pittsburgh, Arizona, St. Louis and Florida. In all, Ruben played more than 1,350 minor league games with a career average of .271. In 316 games in the majors his batting average was .255. Ruben has been coaching since ending his playing career in 2016.