Alcides Escobar

Alcides Escobar
Escobar with the Washington Nationals in 2022
Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 22
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1986-12-16) December 16, 1986 (age 37) La Sabana, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2008, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: June 19, 2020, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.258
Hits	1,486
Home runs	45
Runs batted in	478
Stolen bases	178
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.273
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	30
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2008–2010) Kansas City Royals (2011–2018) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2020) Washington Nationals (2021–2022)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2015) World Series champion (2015) ALCS MVP (2015) Gold Glove Award (2015)

Alcides Escobar (Spanish: [alˈsiðes eskoˈβaɾ]) (born December 16, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.