12 Facts About Juan Yepez

Juan David Yepez was born on February 19, 1998 and is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the St Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.

Juan Yepez signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in July 2014.

On May 20, 2017, Juan Yepez was traded to the St Louis Cardinals in exchange for Matt Adams.

Juan Yepez was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, with whom he finished the year.

Juan Yepez spent the 2019 season with Peoria, Palm Beach, and the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League, batting.

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Juan Yepez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Juan Yepez was assigned to Springfield to begin the 2021 season and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A East after 19 games.

Juan Yepez was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season where he was named to the Fall Stars Game.

Juan Yepez made his major league debut the next day against the Kansas City Royals as the starting right fielder, and hit a double off Kris Bubic in his first at-bat.

Juan Yepez recorded another double in his second at-bat, becoming the first player in Cardinals history to hit two doubles in their first game.

Juan Yepez hit his first career home run off Jakob Junis against the San Francisco Giants on May 8, 2022.

Juan Yepez hit the third of a record-tying four consecutive home runs between teammates on July 2, 2022, the 11th such occurrence in major league history.