Yuniesky Betancourt

Yuniesky Betancourt
Betancourt with the Kansas City Royals in 2009
Shortstop
Born: (1982-01-31) January 31, 1982 (age 42) Santa Clara, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 28, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 28, 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes
Last appearance
MLB: September 29, 2013, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: May 14, 2014, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	80
Runs batted in	457
NPB statistics
Batting average	.141
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2005–2009) Kansas City Royals (2009–2010) Milwaukee Brewers (2011) Kansas City Royals (2012) Milwaukee Brewers (2013) Orix Buffaloes (2014)

Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez (born 31 January 1982) is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. Betancourt played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals. He played in the Cuban National Series for Villa Clara before he defected from Cuba. In 2019, he became the first former MLB player to return to the Cuban national baseball system after defecting from the country. However, he never played a game for Villa Clara in 2019. In Cuba, he is nicknamed "Riquimbili".