1986
Born December 16, 1986
La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela
Alcides Escobar Marquee
b. December 16, 1986 · Milwaukee Brewers 2008–2010, Kansas City Royals 2011–2018, Washington Nationals 2021–2022
Alcides Escobar's 2015 was a shortstop's ideal season: a Gold Glove, an All-Star selection, the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player award, and a World Series title with Kansas City. He hit .478 in that ALCS against Toronto.
Born in La Sabana, Venezuela in 1986, he reached the majors with Milwaukee in 2008 and went to the Royals three years later in the trade that sent Zack Greinke the other way. He held the position in Kansas City for eight seasons, including a stretch of playing every game for three straight years.
Escobar batted .258 across 1,554 games with 178 stolen bases, and closed his career with Washington in 2022. The bat was never the argument; the glove and the durability were.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2015 |
| ALCS MVP | 1 | 2015 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2015 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MIL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2009 | MIL | 38 | 125 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 4 | .304 |
| 2010 | MIL | 145 | 506 | 57 | 119 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 70 | 10 | .235 |
| 2011 | KCR | 158 | 548 | 69 | 139 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 73 | 26 | .254 |
| 2012 | KCR | 155 | 605 | 68 | 177 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 100 | 35 | .293 |
| 2013 | KCR | 158 | 607 | 57 | 142 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 84 | 22 | .234 |
| 2014 | KCR | 162 | 579 | 74 | 165 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 83 | 31 | .285 |
| 2015 | KCR | 148 | 612 | 76 | 157 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 75 | 17 | .257 |
| 2016 | KCR | 162 | 637 | 57 | 166 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 27 | 96 | 17 | .261 |
| 2017 | KCR | 162 | 599 | 71 | 150 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 15 | 102 | 4 | .250 |
| 2018 | KCR | 140 | 485 | 54 | 112 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 74 | 8 | .231 |
| 2021 | WSN | 75 | 319 | 53 | 92 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 56 | 3 | .288 |
| 2022 | WSN | 42 | 124 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .218 |
| Career | — | 1554 | 5750 | 670 | 1486 | 249 | 58 | 45 | 478 | 253 | 864 | 178 | .258 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WSN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Alcides Escobar
Alcides Escobar made a major-league debut on September 3, 2008.
2022
Final major-league game: Alcides Escobar
Alcides Escobar played a final major-league game on July 16, 2022.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0