Reliever known for his hard fastball and sharp slider, he was an All-Star in 2010 with the Tampa Bay Rays and led the league in saves with 45.
He began playing baseball when he was 8 years old.
He closed games for the New York Yankees in 2012.
He was raised by his mother Magali Soriano.
He played alongside sweet-swinging, sure-handed first baseman John Olerud on the Seattle Mariners.
