J. P. Arencibia Biography

Relationship short Statistics of J. P. Arencibia

What is J. P. Arencibia marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Married
How many children does J. P. Arencibia have ? (name): 0 Children
Is J. P. Arencibia having any relationship affair ?: No
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Jonathan Paul Arencibia, better known as J. P. Arencibia, is a Cuban-American former baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers from 2010 to 2015. He is happily married to his wife, an American singer, Kimberly Perry, since 2014 and currently, the pair resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Early Life

J. P. Arencibia was born on 5th January 1986 in Miami, Florida, United States. He attended Westminster Christian high school where he used to play football and basketball and most played baseball, as he was good at it. Arencibia played the Under-18 Florida Bombers along with future leaguers Gaby Sanchez, Yonder Alonso, Mat Latos and Jon Jay. 

Later, he joined the University of Tennessee and started playing for the team Tennessee Volunteers. There he won the USA Baseball Richard W. Dick Case Player of the Year Awards, in 2006.

In 2007, Blue Jays decided to keep him as a catcher rather than convert his position as first base. During the college time, he played with Chase Headley, Luke Hochevar, and Julia Borbon. Also, in summer of 2006, he played baseball in Cuba with David Price.

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