Yunel Escobar Notable

b. November 2, 1982 · Atlanta Braves 2007–2010, Toronto Blue Jays 2010–2012, Tampa Bay Rays 2013–2014, Washington Nationals 2015, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2016–2017

Yunel Escobar played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2007 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2017.

He collected 1,501 hits over 1,434 games, batting .282 with 519 runs batted in. He finished with 90 home runs, 258 doubles, 509 walks and 34 stolen bases.

He played 1,016 games at shortstop, with 2,777 assists and 100 errors. He turned 604 double plays. He also played 372 games at third base.

He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on November 2, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2009

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2007	ATL	94	319	54	104	25	0	5	28	27	44	5	.326
2008	ATL	136	514	71	148	24	2	10	60	59	62	2	.288
2009	ATL	141	528	89	158	26	2	14	76	57	62	5	.299
2010	ATL/TOR	135	497	60	127	19	0	4	35	56	57	6	.256
2011	TOR	133	513	77	149	24	3	11	48	61	70	3	.290
2012	TOR	145	558	58	141	22	1	9	51	35	70	5	.253
2013	TBR	153	508	61	130	27	1	9	56	57	73	4	.256
2014	TBR	137	476	33	123	18	0	7	39	43	60	1	.258
2015	WSN	139	535	75	168	25	1	9	56	45	70	2	.314
2016	LAA	132	517	68	157	28	1	5	39	40	67	0	.304
2017	LAA	89	350	43	96	20	1	7	31	29	51	1	.274
Career	—	1434	5315	689	1501	258	12	90	519	509	686	34	.282

On this day & linked events

1982

Born November 2, 1982

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

2007

Major-league debut: Yunel Escobar

Yunel Escobar made a major-league debut on June 2, 2007.

2017

Final major-league game: Yunel Escobar

Yunel Escobar played a final major-league game on August 6, 2017.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0