The Resume

(December 6, 1971- )
Pitcher for the New York Yankees (2003-04), Chicago White Sox (2004- )
Ace pitcher of the Cuban National Team (1995-2002)
Beat the US to win Pan Am Championship game (1999)
Olympic Gold medal (1996)/Silver medal (2000)
Traded with $3 millin to Chicago White Sox for Esteban Loiza (July 31, 2004)

Why he might be annoying:

After defecting to the U.S., he left American soil to Nicaragua, so he would not be subject to the amateur baseball draft.

Why he might not be annoying:

He defected from Cuba to the U.S. (October, 2002).
He signed a four year $32,000,000 contract with the Yankees (December 24, 2002).
He said: 'For me, it’s an honor to play for the Yankees, I really sacrificed some money to play for the Yankees, but for me they were the team I wanted to be with.'
His wife and two daughters escaped Cuba and reunited with him (June 22, 2004).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2007 Least Annoying 501-600 (Ranked: 518)
• Baseball Players
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12061971)
• Chicago White Sox
• Colorado Rockies
• I am Cuban
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look at My Balls
• New York Yankees
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Political Asylum Seekers
• Profiles 6501-6750 (Ranked: 6675)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 67.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 248 Votes: 47.18% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 234 Votes: 41.03% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 237 Votes: 58.23% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 336 Votes: 63.10% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 614 Votes: 69.22% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 351 Votes: 72.93% Annoying