Yuniesky Betancourt | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Santa Clara, Cuba | January 31, 1982|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: July 28, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners | |
NPB: March 28, 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: September 29, 2013, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
NPB: May 14, 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .261 |
Home runs | 80 |
Runs batted in | 457 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .141 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez (born 31 January 1982) is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. Betancourt played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals. He played in the Cuban National Series for Villa Clara before he defected from Cuba. In 2019, he became the first former MLB player to return to the Cuban national baseball system after defecting from the country. However, he never played a game for Villa Clara in 2019. In Cuba, he is nicknamed "Riquimbili".