alfonso guilleard soriano (born january 7, 1976) is a dominican republican professional major league baseball player. he currently is a free agent. he has used to play with the hiroshima toyo carp, new york yankees, texas rangers and washington nationals before the cubs. he played as a second baseman for the yankees and rangers. he bats right-handed and has batted as a lead-off hitter for most of his career.