Listed at 6\' 0" [1.83 m], 220 lb. [99 k], Miranda bats and throws left handed. He was born in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province.\n', '

Miranda batted .303 with 27 homers for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río club in Cuba\'s Serie Nacional from 2002 to 2004. In addition, he was included on the 2001 Cuban national team.\n', '

Miranda defected to the Dominican Republic in early 2004, on his seventh attempt. He established residency in 2005, and was granted citizenship there in 2006.\n', '

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