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Cuban baseball player (born 1998) Baseball player
Omar Estevez
Estevez with the Great Lakes Loons
Free agent
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1998-02-25) February 25, 1998 (age 26)
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: RightThrows: Right

Omar Estevez (born February 2, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent.

Career

Estevez plated for Matanzas in the Cuban National Series as a 16-year old during the 2014–2015 season. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in November 2015 for a $6 million bonus. He made his professional debut with the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League in 2016, hitting .255 in 122 games. Estevez was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, where he spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In 2019, he was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League and he hit .291 in 83 games with six homers and 36 RBI.

Estevez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers where he batted .199/.281/.308 with nine home runs and 48 RBI in 106 appearances. Estevez returned to Oklahoma City in 2022, and slashed .216/.275/.333 with three home runs and 24 RBI in 52 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.

References

  1. ^ "Omar Estevez Cuban & Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  2. Stephen, Eric (November 22, 2015). "Dodgers reportedly add Cuban prospects Yusniel Diaz, Omar Estevez". SB Nation. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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