Yuniesky Betancourt Perez was born on January 31,1982 and is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop.
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19 Facts About Yuniesky Betancourt
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Yuniesky Betancourt played in the Cuban National Series for Villa Clara before he defected from Cuba.
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Yuniesky Betancourt was considered the fastest second baseman in the Cuban leagues and the star of the Villa Clara team.
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Yuniesky Betancourt left Cuba on a speedboat in December 2003 and ended up in Mexico, where he played for a while before signing with Seattle Mariners scouts Bob Engle and Patrick Guerrero on January 26,2005.
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Yuniesky Betancourt was named one of the top fielders in baseball in a 2006 online fan's poll.
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Yuniesky Betancourt turned things around and made only 5 errors in the second half of 2007.
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Yuniesky Betancourt's defense suffered in 2008, with several fielding metrics calling him one of the worst shortstops in baseball.
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Yuniesky Betancourt has been a hitter with some gap power who rarely strikes out or walks.
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Yuniesky Betancourt has been criticized for his lack of plate discipline and inability to bunt.
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Yuniesky Betancourt was among the league leaders in batting with runners in scoring position and game-winning RBI in 2007.
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Yuniesky Betancourt saw the fewest pitches per plate appearance of all major leaguers, 3.
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On December 19,2010, Yuniesky Betancourt was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers along with teammate Zack Greinke and US$2,000,000, reportedly to offset the buyout of Yuniesky Betancourt's club option in 2012, for Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jeremy Jeffress, and Jake Odorizzi.
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Yuniesky Betancourt saw the fewest pitches per plate appearance of all major league ballplayers with 512 or more plate appearances, at 3.
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On December 20,2011, Yuniesky Betancourt signed a one-year deal to return to Kansas City worth $2 million.
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On January 28,2013, Yuniesky Betancourt signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies with an invitation to spring training.
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On March 26,2013, pending a physical, Yuniesky Betancourt signed a 1-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Brewers.
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On January 28,2014 Yuniesky Betancourt signed a 1-year deal with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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In late March of 2019, it was reported that Yuniesky Betancourt had successfully repatriated and joined the Santa Clara team in the Villa Clara Provincial League.
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Yuniesky Betancourt thus became the first Cuban ex-MLB player to return to the Cuban national baseball system.
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