Kevin Alcántara

Kevin Alcántara
Chicago Cubs – No. 13
Outfielder
Born: (2002-07-12) July 12, 2002 (age 22) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 2024, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.100
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2024–present)

Kevin Alcántara (born July 12, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

New York Yankees

Alcántara signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 12, 2018.[1] He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and rookie–level Gulf Coast Yankees. Alcántara did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Alcántara started 2021 with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees.

Chicago Cubs

On July 29, 2021, the Yankees traded Alcántara and Alexander Vizcaíno to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Anthony Rizzo.[3][4] He was subsequently assigned to the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Cubs. Alcántara spent the 2022 campaign with the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 home runs, 85 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.[5][6] On November 15, 2022, the Cubs added Alcántara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7]

Alcántara was optioned to the High–A South Bend Cubs to begin the 2023 season.[8] In 95 games for South Bend, he batted .286/.341/.466 with 12 home runs, 66 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. Alcántara was optioned to the Double–A Tennessee Smokies to begin the 2024 season.[9] During the season, the Cubs promoted him to the Triple–A Iowa Cubs.

On September 25, 2024, the Cubs promoted Alcántara to the major leagues and he made his major league debut that night.[10]

References

1. "Yanks in line to add several top int'l prospects". MLB.com.
2. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
3. "Yankees acquire All-Star slugger Rizzo from Cubs". July 29, 2021.
4. Norris, Josh. "Breaking Down the Prospects Acquired in the Yankees-Cubs Anthony Rizzo Trade".
5. "Cubs' Alcantara homers twice on four-hit day". MLB.com.
6. "'He glides across the outfield': Cubs No. 3 prospect Kevin Alcantara showcasing tremendous potential with Myrtle Beach - Chicago Cubs News". June 30, 2022.
7. "Cubs add Kevin Alcántara, Ben Brown, Brennen Davis and Ryan Jensen to 40-man roster". bleedcubbieblue.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
8. "Cubs' Kevin Alcantara: Optioned to High-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
9. "Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Shaw among 12 Cubs roster cuts". bleedcubbieblue.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
10. "Cubs Recall OF Kevin Alcántara from Triple-A Iowa, Option INF Miles Mastrobuoni to Arizona Complex League". MLB.com.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)