YUNEL ESCOBAR — ATLANTA BRAVES
Profile:
Born: November 2, 1982
Hometown: Havana, Cuba
Position: Shortstop
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Career Highlights:
- Has a career .301 batting average in three seasons with the Braves.
- In 2009, recorded career-highs in games (141), at-bats (528), runs (89), home runs (14), RBI (76) and hits (158).
- Finished rookie season (2007) with an impressive .326 batting average.
- Tied for sixth in voting for the 2007 NL Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award.
- First Major League home run came on June 4, 2007 against the Florida Marlins in his first-ever game at Atlanta’s Turner Field.
- Made Major League debut on June 2, 2007 at Chicago with a two-for-four game and had the game-winning RBI with a double in the 8th inning.
- Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2005 MLB Draft as the 75th overall selection.
MLB star player Yunel Escobar
