José Elías Escobar Sánchez (born October 30, 1960) is a former
Major League Baseball
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shortstop
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and right-handed batter who played for the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...
(1991).
Escobar hit .200 (3-for-15) with one
run batted in
A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the bat ...
in 10 games.
Personal life
* Escobar is the father of pitcher
Edwin Escobar
Edwin José Escobar (born April 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diam ...
, as well as the uncle of shortstop
Alcides Escobar
Alcides Escobar () (born December 16, 1986), is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He previously played in MLB with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals, and the Tokyo Y ...
, outfielder
Ronald Acuña Jr.
Ronald José Acuña Blanco Jr. (born December 18, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). After signing with the Braves as an international free agent in 2014, Acuña made hi ...
, and pitchers
Kelvim Escobar
Kelvim José Escobar Bolívar (born April 11, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1997–2003) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2007, 2009). He won 101 games, but his career ...
and
Vicente Campos
José Vicente Campos Carnota (born July 27, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career
Prior to the 2012 season, John Sickels of ...
.
Pelota Binaria website
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See also
* List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, ...
Sources
External links
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Retrosheet
Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
1960 births
Living people
Canton-Akron Indians players
Cardenales de Lara players
Cleveland Indians players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
José
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
Florence Blue Jays players
Kinston Indians players
Knoxville Blue Jays players
Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Major League Baseball shortstops
Omaha Royals players
People from Vargas (state)
Portland Beavers players
Reading Phillies players
Syracuse Chiefs players
Utica Blue Jays players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
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