Yuniesky Betancourt
Full name: Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez
Also known as: Yuniesky · Yuniesky Betancourt
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- 1982-01-31 · Santa Clara
- Debut
- 2005-07-28
Yuniesky Betancourt is a Cuban baseball player, born on 31 January 1982 in Santa Clara. His full name is recorded as Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League, between 2005 and 2013. Most of that was with Seattle Mariners, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.
Across his recorded career he batted .261, with 1,057 hits, 80 home runs and 457 runs batted in. His 1,057 hits are the 19th highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .289, in 2006 (558 AB). His most home runs in a season was 16, in 2010.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (2005–2013)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsKansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.261 / .285 / .388
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 60 | 228 | 211 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 78 | .256 | .296 | .370 | .666 |
| 2006 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 157 | 584 | 558 | 68 | 161 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 225 | .289 | .310 | .403 | .713 |
| 2007 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 155 | 559 | 536 | 72 | 155 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 224 | .289 | .308 | .418 | .726 |
| 2008 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 153 | 590 | 559 | 66 | 156 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 219 | .279 | .300 | .392 | .692 |
| 2009 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 63 | 245 | 224 | 15 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 74 | .250 | .278 | .330 | .608 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 71 | 263 | 246 | 25 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 91 | .240 | .269 | .370 | .639 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 151 | 588 | 556 | 60 | 144 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 225 | .259 | .288 | .405 | .693 |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | American League | 152 | 584 | 556 | 51 | 140 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 212 | .252 | .271 | .381 | .652 |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 57 | 228 | 215 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 86 | .228 | .256 | .400 | .656 |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers | American League | 137 | 409 | 391 | 35 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | .212 | .240 | .355 | .595 |
| Career total | — | American League | 1156 | 4278 | 4052 | 437 | 1057 | 218 | 29 | 80 | 457 | 30 | 30 | 143 | 435 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 1573 | .261 | .285 | .388 | .673 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Yuniesky Betancourt born?
Yuniesky Betancourt was born on 1982-01-31 in Santa Clara.
Which teams did Yuniesky Betancourt play for?
Yuniesky Betancourt appears for Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Yuniesky Betancourt's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Yuniesky Betancourt batted .261 with 1057 hits, 80 home runs and 457 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)
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