Jorge Posada

Posada in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta

Place of Birth: Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Date of Birth: August 17, 1970

Ethnicity: Cuban, Dominican Republic

Jorge Posada is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. A catcher, he played 17 seasons for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jorge was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a Cuban father, Jorge Posada, and to a Dominican Republic mother. His father was a scout for the Colorado Rockies. His uncle, Leo Posada, was a professional baseball player. Jorge is married to model, actress, and attorney Laura Mendez, with whom he has two children. He is Catholic.

One of Jorge’s grandfathers is named Saúl Posada De las Casas.