Alcides Escobar, who turned 35 last month, was playing at Triple-A in Kansas City’s system this past season when the Washington Nationals acquired the 11-year veteran and brought him back to the majors for the first time since 2018.
A World Series winner with the Royals back in 2015, Escobar played at Triple-A in the Chicago White Sox’ organization in ‘19, and spent the 2020 campaign in Japan, before returning to look for another opportunity in the majors in the U.S.
Escobar put up a .274/.311/.452 line with seven doubles and five home runs in 35 games and 133 PAs at Triple-A Omaha before the Nationals acquired him in early July and gave him the shot the infielder was after.