Orestes Destrade
Full name: Orestes Destrade Cuevas
Also known as: Orestes · Orestes Destrade
- Bats / Throws
- Switch / Right
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
- Born
- 1962-05-08 · Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 1987-09-11
Orestes Destrade is a Cuban baseball player, born on 8 May 1962 in Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Orestes Destrade Cuevas. He batted switch-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 4 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1987 and 1994. Most of that was with Florida Marlins, 2 seasons of it, with the remainder for New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Across his recorded career he batted .241, with 184 hits, 26 home runs and 106 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .255, in 1993 (569 AB). His most home runs in a season was 20, in 1993.
Career summary
- Seasons 4 (1987–1994)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsFlorida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.263 / .417 / .263
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | New York Yankees | American League | 9 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .417 | .263 | .680 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 36 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .149 | .226 | .234 | .460 |
| 1993 | Florida Marlins | National League | 153 | 637 | 569 | 61 | 145 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 130 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 231 | .255 | .324 | .406 | .730 |
| 1994 | Florida Marlins | National League | 39 | 152 | 130 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .208 | .316 | .354 | .670 |
| Career total | — | American League | 9 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .263 | .417 | .263 | .680 |
| Career total | — | National League | 228 | 842 | 746 | 75 | 179 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 179 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 288 | .240 | .316 | .386 | .702 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Orestes Destrade born?
Orestes Destrade was born on 1962-05-08 in Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Orestes Destrade play for?
Orestes Destrade appears for Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates across 4 recorded seasons.
What are Orestes Destrade's career statistics?
In 4 recorded seasons Orestes Destrade batted .263 with 5 hits, 0 home runs and 1 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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