1982
Born January 31, 1982
Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Cuba
Yuniesky Betancourt Notable
b. January 31, 1982 · Seattle Mariners 2005–2009, Kansas City Royals 2009–2010, 2012, Milwaukee Brewers 2011, 2013
Yuniesky Betancourt played for three clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2005 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013.
Across 1,156 games he batted .261, with 1,057 hits and 437 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 218 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He played 952 games at shortstop, with 2,584 assists and 127 errors. He turned 585 double plays.
He was born in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Cuba on January 31, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SEA | 60 | 211 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 1 | .256 |
| 2006 | SEA | 157 | 558 | 68 | 161 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 17 | 54 | 11 | .289 |
| 2007 | SEA | 155 | 536 | 72 | 155 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 48 | 5 | .289 |
| 2008 | SEA | 153 | 559 | 66 | 156 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 17 | 42 | 4 | .279 |
| 2009 | KCR/SEA | 134 | 470 | 40 | 115 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 44 | 3 | .245 |
| 2010 | KCR | 151 | 556 | 60 | 144 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 23 | 64 | 2 | .259 |
| 2011 | MIL | 152 | 556 | 51 | 140 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 16 | 63 | 4 | .252 |
| 2012 | KCR | 57 | 215 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .228 |
| 2013 | MIL | 137 | 391 | 35 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 14 | 71 | 0 | .212 |
| Career | — | 1156 | 4052 | 437 | 1057 | 218 | 29 | 80 | 457 | 143 | 435 | 30 | .261 |
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