Yordanis Samón
Full name: Yordanis Samón Matamoros
Also known as: El Bombardero del Dorado · Yordanis Samón
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 101 kg
- Born
- 1981-10-19 · Bayamo, Granma
- Debut
- 2003
Yordanis Samón is a Cuban infielder. He is also listed as El Bombardero del Dorado. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 28 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2002 and 2026. Most of that was with Granma, 15 seasons of it, with the remainder for Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Ganaderos, Industriales, Matanzas and Mayabeque. He appears in 12 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .346, with 2,567 hits, 240 home runs and 1,463 runs batted in. His 2,567 hits are the second highest total among the 3,806 players holding career records in this database. His 1,463 runs batted in are the third highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .431, in 2012-13 (144 AB). His most home runs in a season was 21, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 28 (2002–2026)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Ganaderos, Granma, Industriales, Matanzas, Mayabeque - AVG / OBP / SLG
.346 / .425 / .518
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .184 | .205 | .289 | .494 |
| 2002-03 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 357 | 328 | 39 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 153 | .311 | .353 | .466 | .819 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| 2003-04 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 317 | 279 | 41 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | .290 | .366 | .441 | .807 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004-05 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 234 | 216 | 31 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | .287 | .342 | .366 | .708 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 39 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .235 | .333 | .382 | .715 |
| 2005-06 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 379 | 329 | 64 | 112 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 186 | .340 | .414 | .565 | .979 |
| 2006-07 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 358 | 310 | 46 | 106 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 133 | .342 | .422 | .429 | .851 |
| 2007-08 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63 | 258 | 228 | 29 | 80 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 112 | .351 | .415 | .491 | .906 |
| 2008-09 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 357 | 314 | 45 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 139 | .334 | .409 | .443 | .852 |
| 2009-10 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 374 | 329 | 50 | 117 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 78 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 185 | .356 | .422 | .562 | .984 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 58 | 54 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .259 | .310 | .426 | .736 |
| 2010-11 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 393 | 327 | 65 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 215 | .385 | .476 | .657 | 1.133 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 55 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .365 | .382 | .577 | .959 |
| 2011-12 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 95 | 425 | 366 | 63 | 133 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 82 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 203 | .363 | .447 | .555 | 1.002 |
| 2012-13 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 165 | 144 | 28 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 99 | .431 | .497 | .688 | 1.185 |
| 2013-14 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 180 | 160 | 19 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | .306 | .383 | .394 | .777 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .286 | .600 | .886 |
| 2014-15 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 381 | 321 | 58 | 108 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 145 | .336 | .428 | .452 | .880 |
| 2015-16 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 385 | 312 | 49 | 113 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 161 | .362 | .473 | .516 | .989 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .357 | .419 | .357 | .776 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 385 | 326 | 65 | 126 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 185 | .387 | .468 | .567 | 1.035 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .348 | .450 | .798 |
| 2017-18 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 343 | 290 | 51 | 86 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 148 | .297 | .385 | .510 | .895 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .381 | .435 | .429 | .864 |
| 2018-19 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 392 | 334 | 71 | 126 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 190 | .377 | .459 | .569 | 1.028 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 |
| 2019-20 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 240 | 215 | 40 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 141 | .400 | .446 | .656 | 1.102 |
| 2020-21 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 332 | 268 | 48 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 152 | .369 | .479 | .567 | 1.046 |
| 2021-22 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 302 | 263 | 44 | 92 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 163 | .350 | .430 | .620 | 1.050 |
| 2022 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 218 | 37 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | .344 | .426 | .638 | — |
| 2022-23 | Ganaderos | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 133 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .308 | .352 | .466 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .273 | .346 | .273 | .619 |
| 2023-24 | Matanzas | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 129 | 20 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .349 | .409 | .411 | — |
| 2023 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70 | 274 | 221 | 36 | 80 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 125 | .362 | .471 | .566 | 1.037 |
| 2024 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 269 | 225 | 27 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 115 | .369 | .454 | .511 | .965 |
| 2025 | Granma | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 82 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .415 | .495 | .561 | — |
| 2025-26 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 289 | 252 | 38 | 96 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 127 | .381 | .446 | .504 | .950 |
| 2026 | Mayabeque | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 151 | 29 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .371 | .426 | .543 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 7419 | 1206 | 2567 | 494 | 32 | 240 | 1463 | 121 | 95 | 908 | 894 | 178 | 314 | 0 | 92 | — | .346 | .425 | .518 | .943 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80.0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 680.1 | 147 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .956 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 569.0 | 115 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .921 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 227.2 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .904 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 548.1 | 482 | 31 | 7 | 53 | .987 | 520 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 712.2 | 736 | 40 | 17 | 71 | .979 | 793 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 440.2 | 481 | 38 | 3 | 47 | .994 | 522 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 681.1 | 735 | 53 | 8 | 92 | .990 | 796 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 732.2 | 800 | 59 | 13 | 88 | .985 | 872 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 117.2 | 130 | 10 | 1 | 18 | .993 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 746.1 | 739 | 54 | 6 | 88 | .992 | 799 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 111.2 | 129 | 11 | 1 | 8 | .993 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 798.0 | 851 | 58 | 8 | 121 | .991 | 917 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 238.1 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 296.0 | 333 | 21 | 4 | 31 | .989 | 358 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .966 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 693.0 | 754 | 59 | 8 | 86 | .990 | 821 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 719.1 | 730 | 48 | 8 | 87 | .990 | 786 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49.0 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .983 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48.2 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .982 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84.0 | 93 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .970 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 269.2 | 289 | 24 | 3 | 24 | .991 | 316 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 204.2 | 194 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 1.000 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 279.0 | 234 | 28 | 4 | 27 | .985 | 266 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57.1 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 182.0 | 148 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .987 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 222.0 | 172 | 11 | 2 | 25 | .989 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11344.0 | 10284 | 711 | 135 | 1139 | .988 | 11130 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2011-12 — led the league in hits
- 2015-16 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 2016-17 — led the league in hits
- 2016-17 — led the league in runs batted in
- 2018-19 — led the league in on-base percentage
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
- 2015-16–2016-17 —
Granma →
Matanzas - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Matanzas →
Industriales - 2019-20–2020-21 —
Industriales →
Camagüey - 2022-23–2023-24 —
Ganaderos →
Matanzas - 2023-24–2025 —
Matanzas →
Granma - 2025–2026 —
Granma →
Mayabeque
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 Yordanis Samón born?
Yordanis Samón was born on 1981-10-19 in Bayamo, Granma.
Which teams did Yordanis Samón play for?
Yordanis Samón appears for Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Ganaderos, Granma, Industriales, Matanzas, Mayabeque across 28 recorded seasons.
What are Yordanis Samón's career statistics?
In 28 recorded seasons Yordanis Samón batted .346 with 2567 hits, 240 home runs and 1463 runs batted in.
What position did Yordanis Samón play?
Yordanis Samón 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)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
