Eduardo Escobar
Eduardo Escobar was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, Venezuela on January 5th, 1989 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 35, Eduardo Escobar biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Eduardo José Escobar (born January 5, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He appeared with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins previously.
Early life
Escobar and his four siblings grew up in La Pica, Venezuela, in the Venezuelan state of Ara. They were raised by a single mother. Escobar started working at seven years old and was only able to receive an education through the eighth grade.
Personal life
Escobar has a home in Miami and lives there during the offseason with his wife and five children. His family was living in Arizona as of June 2021. He has four boys and a daughter. The oldest, his son, was 17 years old and the youngest was six years old.
Professional career
Escobar was a call-up from September 2011, playing in nine games and having two hits in seven at bats. Escobar made the 25-man roster for spring training as a utility infielder. Escobar had a.207 batting average in his first 97 plate appearances of 2012 (RBIs).
Escobar was traded to the Minnesota Twins with Pedro Hernández for Francisco Liriano on July 28, 2012. Escobar batted.227 with six RBIs in 49 more plate appearances. Escobar had 146 total plate appearances in 2012, with a.214 average and nine RBIs.
Escobar defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on April 3, 2013 for their first victory of the season. Escobar scored his first home run in over a career in the top of the 5th inning off of the Kansas City Royals' Jeremy Guthrie on April 9, 2013. Escobar batted.236 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in 2013, playing 66 games.
Escobar batted.275 and scored six home runs with 37 RBIs in 133 games in 2014. Escobar played 127 games in 2015, with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs. Escobar played 105 games in 2016, including 6 home runs and 37 RBIs.
Escobar was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 7, 2016, due to a left groin strain. He avoided wage arbitration with the Twins on December 3, 2016, by committing to a one-year, $2.6 million deal for the 2017 season. Escobar batted.254 and set career records with 21 home runs and 73 RBIs in 2017.
Gabriel Maciel, Jhoan Durán, and Ernie De La Trinidad were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor leaguers on July 27, 2018. He had the highest fielding percentage among major league third basemen at.983.
The Diamondbacks signed Escobar to a three-year deal worth $21 million on October 23, 2018. He had 35 home runs and 118 RBIs in the 2019 season, batting.269/.511. With ten triples, he also led the majors. Escobar struggled offensively during the short MLB season, hitting just.212 with four home runs and 20 RBIs. Escobar bounced back from 2021, with 22 home runs and 65 RBI's in 98 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks and winning a trip to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Escobar was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Cooper Hummel and Alberto Ciprian on July 28, 2021. Escobar hit his 1,000th birthday on October 2, 2021.
Escobar agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the New York Mets on December 1, 2021.
Escobar beat the San Diego Padres 11–5, the 11th player in Mets history, and the first since Scott Hairston in 2012. He was also one of the first players to cycle at Petco Park.