Yoenis Céspedes
Full name: Yoenis Céspedes Milanés
Also known as: Yoenis · Yoenis Céspedes
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
- Born
- 1985-10-18 · Campechuela, Granma
- Debut
- 2012-03-28
Yoenis Céspedes is a Cuban outfielder, born on 18 October 1985 in Campechuela, Granma. His full name is recorded as Yoenis Céspedes Milanés. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 10 seasons in the American League, National League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2009 and 2020. Most of that was with New York Mets, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Granma and Oakland Athletics.
Across his recorded career he batted .339, with 236 hits, 55 home runs and 166 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .345, in 2009-10 (342 AB). His most home runs in a season was 33, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 10 (2009–2020)
- Leagues American League, National League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Granma, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.269 / .317 / .473
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 342 | 87 | 118 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 7 | — | — | — | — | .345 | .426 | .617 | — |
| 2010-11 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 354 | 89 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 99 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 40 | 9 | — | — | — | — | .333 | .424 | .667 | — |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 129 | 540 | 487 | 70 | 142 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 82 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 102 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 246 | .292 | .356 | .505 | .861 |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 135 | 574 | 529 | 74 | 127 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 137 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 234 | .240 | .294 | .442 | .736 |
| 2014 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 101 | 432 | 399 | 62 | 102 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 185 | .256 | .303 | .464 | .767 |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 51 | 213 | 201 | 27 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | .269 | .296 | .423 | .719 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 102 | 427 | 403 | 62 | 118 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 204 | .293 | .323 | .506 | .829 |
| 2015 | New York Mets | National League | 57 | 249 | 230 | 39 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 139 | .287 | .337 | .604 | .941 |
| 2016 | New York Mets | National League | 132 | 543 | 479 | 72 | 134 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 108 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 254 | .280 | .354 | .530 | .884 |
| 2017 | New York Mets | National League | 81 | 321 | 291 | 46 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 157 | .292 | .352 | .540 | .892 |
| 2018 | New York Mets | National League | 38 | 157 | 141 | 20 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | .262 | .325 | .496 | .821 |
| 2020 | New York Mets | National League | 8 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .161 | .235 | .387 | .622 |
| Career total | — | American League | 518 | 2186 | 2019 | 295 | 543 | 110 | 17 | 89 | 323 | 33 | 17 | 134 | 454 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 954 | .269 | .317 | .473 | .790 |
| Career total | — | National League | 316 | 1304 | 1172 | 180 | 327 | 63 | 7 | 76 | 205 | 10 | 3 | 106 | 288 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 632 | .279 | .344 | .539 | .883 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 696 | 176 | 236 | 36 | 5 | 55 | 166 | 16 | 6 | 91 | 85 | 16 | — | — | — | 447 | .339 | .427 | .642 | 1.069 |
International appearances
- 2023 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 3–3)
Awards and honours
- 2010-11 — led the league in home runs
- 2010-11 — led the league in runs batted in
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoenis Céspedes born?
Yoenis Céspedes was born on 1985-10-18 in Campechuela, Granma.
Which teams did Yoenis Céspedes play for?
Yoenis Céspedes appears for Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Granma, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics across 10 recorded seasons.
What are Yoenis Céspedes's career statistics?
In 10 recorded seasons Yoenis Céspedes batted .269 with 543 hits, 89 home runs and 323 runs batted in.
What position did Yoenis Céspedes play?
Yoenis Céspedes is recorded as outfielder.
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)
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- Roster details from Federación Cubana de Béisbol and INDER tournament bulletins and JIT squad announcements. Factual roster data only. (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)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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