Yunel Escobar

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Yunel Escobar
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Escobar with the Atlanta Braves in 2009
Shortstop / Third baseman
Born: (1982-11-02) November 2, 1982 (age 42)
Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 2, 2007, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
August 6, 2017, for the Los Angeles Angels