Position: Catcher

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

6-2215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: August 17, 1970 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL) and the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL).

High School: Colegio Alejandrino (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

School: Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL)

Debut: September 4, 1995 (Age 25-018d, 16,785th in major league history)
   vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 41-042d)
   vs. TBR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Jorge Rafael Posada

Nicknames: Sado

Pronunciation: \hor-hay po-SAH-dah\

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Relatives: Nephew of Leo Posada

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB WPA cWPA SRC OSWC
1995 24 NYY AL ALDS SEA L 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0%
1997 26 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.17 -4.0%
1998 27 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.03 -0.3%
1998 27 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 5 15 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 2 .182 .400 .455 .855 5 1 0 0 0 0 -0.24 -4.1% 2.067 0.333
1998 27 NYY AL WS SDP W 3 11 9 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .333 .455 .667 1.121 6 1 0 0 0 0 -0.06 -1.2% 2.672 0.261
1999 28 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.08 -0.7%
1999 28 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 3 11 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .400 .582 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.14 -2.1% 1.500 0.260
1999 28 NYY AL WS ATL W 2 8 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.20 -6.6% 0.650 0.200
2000 29 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 20 17 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .235 .350 .353 .703 6 0 0 0 0 1 -0.19 -2.3%
2000 29 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 6 25 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 5 .158 .360 .211 .571 4 0 1 0 0 1 -0.01 0.0% 2.172 0.218
2000 29 NYY AL WS NYM W 5 23 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .222 .391 .278 .669 5 1 0 0 0 3 -0.18 -5.5% 1.717 0.352
2001 30 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 5 20 18 3 8 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 .444 .500 .667 1.167 12 1 0 0 0 0 -0.03 0.0%
2001 30 NYY AL ALCS SEA W 5 20 14 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .214 .450 .286 .736 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.04 0.9% 2.286 0.660
2001 30 NYY AL WS ARI L 7 26 23 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 .174 .269 .348 .617 8 2 0 0 0 0 -0.36 -23.3% 1.500 0.609
2002 31 NYY AL ALDS ANA L 4 18 17 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .235 .222 .412 .634 7 1 0 0 1 0 -0.28 -2.9%
2003 32 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 4 17 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .235 .412 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.24 -2.7%
2003 32 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 7 30 27 5 8 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .556 .922 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.31 10.7% 6.683 0.966
2003 32 NYY AL WS FLA L 6 24 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 7 .158 .333 .211 .544 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.09 -1.9% 0.550 0.050
2004 33 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 4 18 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .222 .444 4 1 0 0 0 0 -0.62 -6.1%
2004 33 NYY AL ALCS BOS L 7 36 27 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 .259 .417 .296 .713 8 1 1 0 1 2 -0.26 -5.4% 3.874 0.373
2005 34 NYY AL ALDS LAA L 5 19 13 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 2 .231 .474 .538 1.012 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.14 1.9%
2006 35 NYY AL ALDS DET L 4 16 14 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .500 .563 .786 1.348 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.2%
2007 36 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 4 17 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .133 .235 .200 .435 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.39 -3.5%
2009 38 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 11 11 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .636 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.18 1.0%
2009 38 NYY AL ALCS LAA W 6 25 20 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 5 .200 .360 .400 .760 8 2 0 0 0 0 0.08 -0.1% 3.055 0.123
2009 38 NYY AL WS PHI W 6 22 19 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 .263 .318 .316 .634 6 0 0 0 1 1 0.11 3.6% 2.667 0.449
2010 39 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 11 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .273 .606 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.15 1.2%
2010 39 NYY AL ALCS TEX L 6 20 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .263 .300 .368 .668 7 0 0 0 0 0 -0.09 -2.2% 1.018 0.101
2011 40 NYY AL ALDS DET L 5 19 14 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 .429 .579 .571 1.150 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.27 3.0%