Alcides Escobar

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Alcides Escobar is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball shortstop best known for his key role with the Kansas City Royals, including his standout postseason performances.

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Alcides Escobar canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player ⓘ
baseball shortstop ⓘ
human ⓘ
acquiredByTradeFrom Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
acquiredByTradeTo Kansas City Royals ⓘ
AllStarYear 2015 ⓘ
awardReceived Gold Glove Award ⓘ
bats right ⓘ
battedRightHanded true ⓘ
battingOrderRole leadoff hitter in 2015 postseason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Venezuela ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1986-12-16 ⓘ
familyName Escobar ⓘ
linked to: Pêro Escobar
finalMLBSeason 2022 ⓘ
finalMLBTeam Washington Nationals ⓘ
fullName Alcides Escobar ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Alcides ⓘ
GoldGloveYear 2015 ⓘ
hasRelative Kelvim Escobar ⓘ
knownFor key role in Kansas City Royals 2014 postseason run ⓘ
key role in Kansas City Royals 2015 World Series title ⓘ
leadoff inside-the-park home run in 2015 World Series Game 1 ⓘ
league American League ⓘ
National League ⓘ
MLBDebutDate 2008-09-03 ⓘ
MLBDebutLeague MLB ⓘ
MLBDebutTeam Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
nickname Esky ⓘ
notableAchievement American League leader in triples in 2014 ⓘ
notableFor defensive skills at shortstop ⓘ
speed and baserunning ⓘ
occupation professional baseball player ⓘ
placeOfBirth La Sabana, Venezuela ⓘ
playedFor Kansas City Royals ⓘ
Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
Washington Nationals ⓘ
playedInCountry Japan ⓘ
playedInLeague Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League ⓘ
postseasonTeam 2014 Kansas City Royals ⓘ
linked to: Kansas City Royals

2015 Kansas City Royals ⓘ
linked to: Kansas City Royals
primaryPosition shortstop ⓘ
relativeRelationship cousin of Kelvim Escobar ⓘ
selectedTo MLB All-Star Game ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
teamRole leadoff hitter for Kansas City Royals ⓘ
threwRightHanded true ⓘ
throws right ⓘ
won World Series ⓘ
WorldSeriesChampionYear 2015 ⓘ

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