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Alcides Escobar

Royals Career team 2011–2018
Number #3
Position Shortstop
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place La Sabana, Venezuela
Born Dec 16, 1986

Key Insights

2022
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Escobar is 9 for 19 against Marco Estrada, a .474 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

19 career plate appearances.
He is a different player against this opponent

Escobar carries a .634 career OPS; against Daniel Norris it is 1.228, over 23 plate appearances.

9 for 20 with 1 home run.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Escobar hits Aaron Nola harder than anyone: 94.2 mph off the bat, against a median of 84.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Escobar has hit .000/.067/.000 against Matt Andriese in 15 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 14 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .615 OPS median across his matchups.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Escobar cannot get the barrel to Erasmo Ramirez: 65.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 84.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
The results in this matchup flatter him

The .545 Escobar has hit against Tyler Duffey is running ahead of the contact, which projects only .346.

12 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 16, 1986
Birth Place La Sabana, Venezuela
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right