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Full Name:
 

Alcides Escobar​

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Nicknames:

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"Esky", "El Mago" (Magician), "The Shark"

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Born:  
   

December 16, 1986 

La Sabana, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Spouse: Francys (Francys Goncalves)
Ex-wife: Leury Michaelle Moreno
Cousins: Edwin Escobar, Kelvim Escobar
Uncle: Jose Escobar

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Both his cousins are professional baseball players and his uncle is a former Cleveland (mlb) shortstop. 

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His uncle only played 10 games with a .200 batting average.

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School:  

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Not available​

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Baseball Related:

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2003 - Signed (16 years old) as an international free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers ($35,000).

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2008 - September 3rd - Major League debut with the Milwaukee Brewers.

 

2010 - Traded to the Kansas City Royals (with Lorenzo Cain, Jeremy Jeffress, and Jake Odorizzi) for Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt.

 

2012 - Signed a four-year contract with the Royals ($10 million extension).

 

Extra:

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Started baseball at four years old 

 

Idol: Omar Vizquel

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@alcidesescobar2

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