J. P. Arencibia
American baseball player
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| January 9 2023 | Arencibia announced his appointment as a bench coach for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, marking a new phase in his professional baseball career after his playing days. |
| October 21 2022 | Married Tomi Lahren in Nashville. |
| September 2021 | Announced engagement to conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren. |
| March 2021 | Publicly apologized for threatening a comedian who criticized Tomi Lahren about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. |
| February 12 2019 | Arencibia was appointed as a studio pre and postgame analyst for Marlins broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida, transitioning from his playing career to a broadcasting role. |
| March 2018 | Filed for divorce from Kimberly Perry. |
| January 18 2017 | Announced retirement from professional baseball. |
| November 7 2016 | Elected free agency after completing the 2016 season with Durham Bulls, where he batted .252 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI in 78 games. |
| May 20 2016 | Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization and assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. |
| May 16 2016 | Released by the Philadelphia Phillies after playing 12 games for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, where he hit .167 with one home run and two RBI. |
| December 14 2015 | Signed to a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including an invitation to spring training. |
| November 23 2015 | Released by the Tampa Bay Rays after appearing in 24 games, batting .310 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI. |
| November 20 2015 | Designated for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays. |
| August 26 2015 | Called up by the Tampa Bay Rays after Curt Casali was placed on the disabled list. |
| April 16 2015 | Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays and assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. |
| April 9 2015 | Arencibia was released by the Baltimore Orioles. |
| January 8 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed Arencibia to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. |
| October 9 2014 | Declined assignment to Round Rock and became a free agent. |
| October 6 2014 | Assigned outright to Triple-A Round Rock. |
| August 13 2014 | Pitched his first career inning in the 9th against the Tampa Bay Rays, throwing a scoreless inning with 10 pitches (70-74 mph), allowing one hit. |
| July 29 2014 | Hit four extra base-hits against the New York Yankees at Globe Life Park, including two doubles and two home runs (one a grand slam), batting in seven of eleven Rangers runs. |
| July 17 2014 | Re-added to the 40-man roster when Carlos Peña was designated for assignment. |
| June 12 2014 | Married Kimberly Perry in a wedding ceremony. |
| May 21 2014 | Outrighted to Round Rock. |
| May 20 2014 | Optioned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express. |
| December 10 2013 | Signed a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Texas Rangers. |
| December 2 2013 | Non-tendered by the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming a free agent for the first time in his career. |
| September 30 2013 | Became engaged to Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry. |
| August 15 2013 | His Twitter account was reopened by a fan group called 'Team JP'. |
| July 23 2013 | Shut down his Twitter account following the controversy sparked by his comments about Zaun and Hayhurst. |
| July 4 2013 | Appeared on Brady & Lang radio program, where he criticized commentators Gregg Zaun and Dirk Hayhurst, stating that no one in the clubhouse respects them. |
| May 6 2013 | Hit a two-run home run to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-7 comeback victory against the Tampa Bay Rays, overcoming a 7-0 deficit after the third inning. |
| 2012 | Hit a game-winning 3-run home run in the 16th inning on Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians, making it the longest Opening Day game in history. |
| September 2 2012 | Began a rehab assignment with the Class-A Dunedin Blue Jays after his hand injury. |
| July 25 2012 | Suffered a right hand fracture after being hit by a pitch while catching against the Oakland Athletics, which was expected to sideline him for 6 weeks. |
| May 2012 | Named AL Player of the Week for May 14-20, becoming the first catcher in Blue Jays history to win the award. Hit .360 with 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 7 runs scored, and a .920 slugging percentage. |
| May 17 2012 | Set a career-high 6 RBI in a game against the New York Mets, hitting 2 home runs and achieving his first 3-game home run streak. |
| May 16 2012 | Reached 100 RBI for his career in a 4-1 win against the New York Yankees. |
| 2011 | Arencibia became the starting catcher for the Blue Jays' home opener, hitting the team's first home run of the season - a 2-run homer to deep center, and finishing the night with 2 home runs and a triple. |
| September 7 2011 | Hit his 21st home run of the season against the Boston Red Sox, breaking the Blue Jays' catcher single-season home run record and becoming one of three Blue Jays rookies to hit 21 or more home runs. |
| August 29 2011 | Stole his first career base on his first attempt during a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays. |
| August 25 2011 | Hit his 20th home run of the season, tying the single-season record for home runs by Blue Jays catchers (previously held by John Buck's 20 in 2010). |
| June 3 2011 | Hit his first career grand slam in an 8-4 victory against the Baltimore Orioles. |
| May 7 2011 | Broke up Justin Verlander's perfect game by being walked after a 12-pitch at-bat. |
| 2010 | Began his Major League Baseball career with the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| September 1 2010 | Recalled from Las Vegas back to the Toronto Blue Jays roster. |
| August 18 2010 | Optioned back to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room for John Buck's return from the disabled list. |
| August 7 2010 | Made MLB debut against the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting a two-run home run on his first MLB pitch from James Shields. Became the 28th player in history to hit a home run on his first MLB pitch and hit two home runs in his first game. |
| August 4 2010 | Called up to MLB to replace the injured John Buck, replacing him on the Toronto Blue Jays roster. |
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