Félix Eduardo Escalona (born March 12, 1979) is a Major League Baseball backup shortstop who plays for the New York Yankees. He bats and throws right-handed. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... New York Yankees American League AAA Columbus Clippers AA Trenton Thunder A Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Yankees Staten Island Yankees R Gulf Coast Yankees The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ...

Escalona was born in Carabobo State, Venezuela. He was signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1995 and drafted by the San Francisco Giants from Houston in the 2001 rule V draft. Later, he was selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2002, making his majors debut in that season. Estado Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Houston Astros National League AAA Round Rock Express AA Corpus Christi Hooks A Salem Avalanche Lexington Legends Tri-City Valley Cats R Greeneville Astros The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... See also: 1994 in sports, 1996 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. ... San Francisco Giants - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... See also: 2000 in sports, 2002 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays American League AAA Durham Bulls AA Montgomery Biscuits A Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades R Princeton Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. ... See also: 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. ...

In 2004, Escalona signed a minor league contract with the Yankees and was invited to spring training. He started the season at Triple-A Columbus Clippers and was recalled to the majors in September.-1... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... Categories: Baseball stubs | Minor league baseball teams | Columbus, Ohio sports ...

In three-season career, Escalona is a .203 hitter with 11 RBI and 20 runs in 74 games. In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

Between 1939 and 2004, 171 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...

External links

• Félix Escalona at:
  • ESPN (profile and daily update) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6897)
  • Baseball Reference (stats) (http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/escalfe01.shtml)