Jefferson Delgado
Full name: Jefferson Delgado Castañeda
Also known as: Jefferson Delgado
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
- Born
- 1982-11-30 · Santo Domingo
- Debut
- 2005
Jefferson Delgado is a Cuban infielder. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 16 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2004 and 2022. Most of that was with Matanzas, 13 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciego de Ávila and Villa Clara. He appears in 7 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .327, with 1,038 hits, 43 home runs and 477 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .403, in 2016-17 (283 AB). His most home runs in a season was 9, in 2019-20.
Career summary
- Seasons 16 (2004–2022)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Ciego de Ávila, Matanzas, Villa Clara - AVG / OBP / SLG
.327 / .402 / .420
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 197 | 185 | 20 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | .297 | .337 | .389 | .726 |
| 2005-06 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 50 | 176 | 153 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | .301 | .385 | .431 | .816 |
| 2006-07 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63 | 202 | 178 | 18 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 54 | .270 | .342 | .303 | .645 |
| 2007-08 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 54 | 94 | 83 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | .277 | .341 | .398 | .739 |
| 2008-09 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 131 | 107 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | .280 | .403 | .346 | .749 |
| 2009-10 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31 | 84 | 68 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .191 | .325 | .221 | .546 |
| 2010-11 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .172 | .294 | .207 | .501 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .429 | .444 | .714 | 1.158 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 254 | 211 | 28 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 83 | .303 | .402 | .393 | .795 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .360 | .346 | .680 | 1.026 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 254 | 222 | 30 | 77 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99 | .347 | .418 | .446 | .864 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .346 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 328 | 283 | 59 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 148 | .403 | .464 | .523 | .987 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 283 | 243 | 34 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 99 | .325 | .396 | .407 | .803 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .368 | .333 | .701 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 166 | 139 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 47 | .309 | .404 | .338 | .742 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 45 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .325 | .400 | .325 | .725 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 376 | 337 | 61 | 121 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 166 | .359 | .413 | .493 | .906 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 52 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .250 | .365 | .409 | .774 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 322 | 268 | 47 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 123 | .354 | .453 | .459 | .912 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 70 | 62 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .355 | .414 | .500 | .914 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 325 | 276 | 46 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 114 | .333 | .420 | .413 | .833 |
| 2022 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 228 | 39 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | .346 | .427 | .434 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3179 | 500 | 1038 | 134 | 17 | 43 | 477 | 26 | 23 | 328 | 320 | 94 | 60 | 32 | 34 | — | .327 | .402 | .420 | .822 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 408.2 | 28 | 109 | 14 | 15 | .907 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 290.1 | 21 | 67 | 11 | 8 | .889 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 386.1 | 45 | 76 | 16 | 10 | .883 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 162.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 278.2 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58.0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 30.2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17.2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 418.1 | 32 | 119 | 5 | 9 | .968 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 329.0 | 27 | 79 | 10 | 8 | .914 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59.0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .818 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 630.1 | 51 | 122 | 9 | 14 | .951 | 182 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 537.1 | 52 | 92 | 10 | 9 | .935 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44.2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 306.2 | 19 | 68 | 12 | 4 | .879 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 563.2 | 49 | 131 | 14 | 11 | .928 | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74.0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .909 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 568.2 | 42 | 134 | 8 | 9 | .957 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 138.0 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 10 | .976 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 216.0 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 4 | .971 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5889.0 | 536 | 1189 | 127 | 126 | .931 | 1852 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2017 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 2–4)
- 2021 — Caribbean Cup
Awards and honours
- 2016-17 — led the league in batting average
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 2008-09–2009-10 —
Matanzas →
Villa Clara - 2010-11–2014-15 —
Villa Clara →
Matanzas - 2017-18–2018-19 —
Matanzas →
Ciego de Ávila - 2018-19–2019-20 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Matanzas
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jefferson Delgado born?
Jefferson Delgado was born on 1982-11-30 in Santo Domingo.
Which teams did Jefferson Delgado play for?
Jefferson Delgado appears for Ciego de Ávila, Matanzas, Villa Clara across 16 recorded seasons.
What are Jefferson Delgado's career statistics?
In 16 recorded seasons Jefferson Delgado batted .327 with 1038 hits, 43 home runs and 477 runs batted in.
What position did Jefferson Delgado play?
Jefferson Delgado is recorded as IF.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Roster details from Federación Cubana de Béisbol and INDER tournament bulletins and JIT squad announcements. Factual roster data only. (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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