Latest: Escobar and the Blue Jays reach an agreement
Throughout 100 games with the Los Angeles Angels and New York Mets last season, he hit.226 with six home runs and 31 RBIs.
The five-foot-10, 193-pound switch-hitter is anticipated to be considered for the Blue Jays backup infielder position. Escobar, 35, joined the Chicago White Sox in 2011 for his major league debut.
After 13 major league seasons with the Mets, Angels, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, and Arizona Diamondbacks, he has a career batting average of.253.
In 2021, the Venezuelan native from La Pica was a standout player. That year, while playing for Arizona and Milwaukee, he blasted 28 home runs and drove in 90 runs. The Canadian Press originally released this report on February 16, 2024.