1987
Born December 17, 1987
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Donovan Solano Notable
b. December 17, 1987 · Miami Marlins 2012–2015, New York Yankees 2016, San Francisco Giants 2019–2021, Cincinnati Reds 2022, Minnesota Twins 2023, San Diego Padres 2024, Seattle Mariners 2025, Texas Rangers 2025
Donovan Solano played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Miami Marlins in 2012 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2025.
Across 987 games he batted .277, with 805 hits and 289 runs. He finished with 43 home runs, 144 doubles and 15 stolen bases.
He played 447 games at second base, with 1,062 assists and 28 errors. He turned 234 double plays. He also played 203 games at first base and 102 games at third base.
He was born in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia on December 17, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2020 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MIA | 93 | 285 | 29 | 84 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 58 | 7 | .295 |
| 2013 | MIA | 102 | 361 | 33 | 90 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 3 | .249 |
| 2014 | MIA | 111 | 310 | 26 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 61 | 1 | .252 |
| 2015 | MIA | 55 | 90 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .189 |
| 2016 | NYY | 9 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .227 |
| 2019 | SFG | 81 | 215 | 27 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 49 | 0 | .330 |
| 2020 | SFG | 54 | 190 | 22 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 0 | .326 |
| 2021 | SFG | 101 | 307 | 35 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 58 | 2 | .280 |
| 2022 | CIN | 80 | 278 | 22 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 61 | 0 | .284 |
| 2023 | MIN | 134 | 394 | 43 | 111 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 40 | 100 | 0 | .282 |
| 2024 | SDP | 96 | 283 | 31 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 65 | 2 | .286 |
| 2025 | SEA/TEX | 71 | 166 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 40 | 0 | .247 |
| Career | — | 987 | 2901 | 289 | 805 | 144 | 10 | 43 | 300 | 199 | 609 | 15 | .277 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Donovan Solano
Donovan Solano made a major-league debut on May 21, 2012.