Félix Escalona

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball biography Félix Eduardo Escalona (born 12 March 1979) is a Venezuelan baseball coach and former Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman. He is the first base coach for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

Career

He was signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in Template:Baseball year and drafted by the San Francisco Giants from Houston in the Template:Baseball year Rule 5 Draft. Later, he was selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Template:Baseball year, making his major league debut in that season. In Template:Baseball year, Escalona was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not play in the majors for them.

In Template:Baseball year, Escalona signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and was invited to spring training. He started the season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers and was recalled to the majors in September. Escalona was released by the Yankees during the Template:Baseball year season.

In Template:Baseball year, Escalona signed with the Ottawa Rapidz of the Can-Am League, but was released on July 6, 2008.

In February Template:Baseball year, Escalona signed with the De Angelis Godo of Italy's Serie A1.

In a four-season major league career, Escalona was a .209 hitter with 13 RBI and 20 runs in 84 games.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
• Rule 5 draft results

External links

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