Robert Daniel Refsnyder (born Kim Jung-tae (김정태), March 26, 1991) is a Korean American professional baseball second baseman, and right fielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay Rays.\n', '

Refsnyder was born in Seoul, South Korea, and adopted by a couple from Southern California when he was five months old. He became a three-sport star at Laguna Hills High School, and enrolled at the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats as their right fielder. Winning the 2012 College World Series (CWS) with the Arizona Wildcats baseball team, Refsnyder was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player.\n', '

The Yankees selected Refsnyder in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. They converted him from a right fielder into a second baseman, and he became one of their top prospects. He made his MLB debut in 2015, but did not become a regular for the Yankees. He was traded to the Blue Jays in 2017, claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Indians during the offseason, then traded to the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2018 season.\n', '

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