Paulo Orlando
ABOUT PAULO ORLANDO
World Series champion as an outfielder for the 2015 Kansas City Royals who previously represent Brazil at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He became the first Brazilian-born MLB player to win a World Series.
He grew up playing both soccer and track and field in his early teens. He quit track in 2005 to focus on baseball.
He was a product of the Minor League system from 2005-2014 before finally making it to "The Show" in 2015.
His mother worked as a nurse. It was the physician that his mother worked with that recommended Paulo give baseball a shot as a 12 year old. He has a daughter with his wife Fabricia.
He hit his first career grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays' Brad Boxberger .
