Rafael Furcal

Rafael Antoni Furcal (born August 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who has played for the Atlanta Braves since 2000. Called up from the minor leagues to replace the injured Walt Weiss for 15 days, he went on to take the MLB Rookie of the Year Award.

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Furcal completed an unassisted triple play against the St. Louis Cardinals on 10 August 2003. It was the 13th in baseball history and as of June 2005, the most recent. In the fifth inning, shortstop Furcal caught pitcher Woody Williams' liner with the runners moving in a hit and run attempt, stepped on second base to retire catcher Mike Matheny and tagged Orlando Palmeiro before he could return to first.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2003/08/10/unassisted_tripleplay_ap/

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