Ricardo Sosa
| 24-year-old Designated hitter |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Date of Birth: May 24, 1984 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 21 | A- | Yakima | 133 | 118 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 22 | .254 | .318 | .449 | 767 |
| 2006 | 22 | A | South Bend | 370 | 334 | 48 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 52 | .290 | .353 | .401 | 754 |
| 2007 | 23 | A | South Bend | 93 | 84 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | .202 | .269 | .238 | 507 |
| 2008 | 24 | A+ | Visalia | 317 | 286 | 37 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 19 | 50 | .269 | .330 | .444 | 774 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 21 | A- | Yakima | 133 | 118 | .195 | 7.5% | 16.5% | .283 | .330 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | A | South Bend | 370 | 334 | .111 | 7.3% | 14.1% | .332 | 43% | 14% | .331 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | A | South Bend | 93 | 84 | .036 | 7.5% | 20.4% | .262 | 50% | 12% | .238 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | A+ | Visalia | 317 | 286 | .175 | 6.6% | 15.8% | .296 | 43% | 11% | .331 | ||
Extended Statistics
2008: Visalia | 2007: South Bend
| Split Statistics with Visalia in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 116 | 101 | .208 | 5 | 8.6% | 19.0% | .378 | 43% | 14% | .327 | .409 | .535 | .401 |
| May | 115 | 106 | .113 | 3 | 3.5% | 15.7% | .224 | 51% | 11% | .208 | .252 | .321 | .253 |
| June | 72 | 65 | .215 | 2 | 9.7% | 11.1% | .273 | 33% | 9% | .262 | .324 | .477 | .329 |
| July | 14 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 0.0% | 14.3% | .417 | 36% | 0% | .357 | .357 | .571 | .394 |
| AWAY | 145 | 129 | .124 | 3 | 6.9% | 19.3% | .224 | 41% | 12% | .194 | .271 | .318 | .259 |
| HOME | 172 | 157 | .217 | 7 | 6.4% | 12.8% | .352 | 45% | 10% | .331 | .380 | .548 | .391 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 3 | A+ | vs. Lake Elsinore | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2 | A+ | vs. Lake Elsinore | 3B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | A+ | vs. Lake Elsinore | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 30 | A+ | vs. Lake Elsinore | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 29 | A+ | vs. Bakersfield | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 27 | A+ | vs. Bakersfield | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 26 | A+ | vs. Bakersfield | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 15 | A+ | vs. Lancaster | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 14 | A+ | vs. Lancaster | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 13 | A+ | vs. Lancaster | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
April 2008
MILB.com: Sosa continues tear with seven RBIsMILB.com: Oaks' Sosa shakes off the rust