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Edwin Escobar

Edwin Escobar

#62P,
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/225 lbs
Bat: L
Throw: L
Born: La Sabana, Venezuela
Draft: Undrafted
  • Chicago Tribune

    What motivates Chicago Cubs reliever Edwin Escobar? 7 seasons in Japan, family — and a big-league shot.

    MESA, Ariz. — A recent morning in the Chicago Cubs’ clubhouse before team stretch found Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki chatting near the pitcher’s locker. As they spoke, left-hander Edwin Escobar stopped by and seamlessly joined the conversation in their native Japanese, at one point causing his former Yokohama Bay Stars teammate Imanaga to laugh. “He’s Shota’s second interpreter,” manager ...