1989
Born January 5, 1989
Villa de Cura, Aragua, Venezuela
Eduardo Escobar Notable
b. January 5, 1989 · Chicago White Sox 2011–2012, Minnesota Twins 2012–2018, Arizona Diamondbacks 2018–2021, Milwaukee Brewers 2021, New York Mets 2022–2023, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2023
Eduardo Escobar played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 2011 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2023. His longest stay was with the Minnesota Twins, from 2012 to 2018.
Across 1,364 games he batted .253, with 1,185 hits and 593 runs. He finished with 164 home runs, 247 doubles and 23 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 1.93 earned run average, pitching 4 innings in 4 games.
He led the league in triples once, in 2019, with 10. He played 796 games at third base, with 1,226 assists and 64 errors. He turned 137 double plays. He also played 330 games at shortstop and 159 games at second base.
He was an All-Star in 2021. He hit for the cycle in 2022.
He was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, Venezuela on January 5, 1989. He batted both ways and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2021 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2022 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | CHW | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 2012 | CHW/MIN | 50 | 131 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 3 | .214 |
| 2013 | MIN | 66 | 165 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 0 | .236 |
| 2014 | MIN | 133 | 433 | 52 | 119 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 93 | 1 | .275 |
| 2015 | MIN | 127 | 409 | 48 | 107 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 28 | 86 | 2 | .262 |
| 2016 | MIN | 105 | 352 | 32 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 72 | 1 | .236 |
| 2017 | MIN | 129 | 457 | 62 | 116 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 33 | 98 | 5 | .254 |
| 2018 | ARI/MIN | 151 | 566 | 75 | 154 | 48 | 3 | 23 | 84 | 52 | 126 | 2 | .272 |
| 2019 | ARI | 158 | 636 | 94 | 171 | 29 | 10 | 35 | 118 | 50 | 130 | 5 | .269 |
| 2020 | ARI | 54 | 203 | 22 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 41 | 1 | .212 |
| 2021 | ARI/MIL | 146 | 549 | 77 | 139 | 26 | 5 | 28 | 90 | 48 | 124 | 1 | .253 |
| 2022 | NYM | 136 | 495 | 58 | 119 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 40 | 129 | 0 | .240 |
| 2023 | LAA/NYM | 100 | 288 | 32 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 78 | 2 | .226 |
| Career | — | 1364 | 4691 | 593 | 1185 | 247 | 46 | 164 | 636 | 351 | 1043 | 23 | .253 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Eduardo Escobar
Eduardo Escobar made a major-league debut on September 2, 2011.
2022
Eduardo Escobar Hits for the Cycle, 2022
Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the San Diego Padres on June 6, 2022.
Image: Public domain