Estevan Florial

Estevan Haniel Florial (born November 25, 1997) is a Dominican-Haitian professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization.

Estevan Florial
New York Yankees – No. 90
Center Fielder
Born: (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Career

Background

Estevan Florial was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He holds dual-citizenship with Haiti due to his mother being born there. In the first couple of years with the Yankees organization, they mistakenly listed him as being born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which would have made him a forerunner to become the first Haitian-born Major League player.[1] Florial signed with the New York Yankees under the name "Haniel d'Oleo" in 2014. However the contract was voided after he was unable to provide a birth certificate and he re-signed with the Yankees under the name, Estevan Florial in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1 where he batted .313 with seven home runs and 53 RBIs in 57 games.

Minor leagues

He played 2016 with the Pulaski Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs and Tampa Yankees,[3] batting a combined .227 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs in 67 total games among the three teams.

Florial started the 2017 season with Charleston.[4] He was selected to appear in the All-Star Futures Game in July.[5] After batting .297 with 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and 17 stolen bases for Charleston, he was promoted to Tampa in August, where he finished the season[6] slashing .303/.368/.461 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 19 games.[7] The Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder for their postseason but did not appear in a game.[8]

Florial entered 2018 as one of the top prospects in the minor leagues.[9] Playing for Tampa, he broke the hamate bone in his wrist in May and required surgery, costing him three months of the season.[10] In 2019, the Yankees invited Florial to spring training as a non-roster player.[11]

References
  1. Miller, Randy, ed. (21 February 2018). "Yankees' Estevan Florial passes on ripping Donald Trump, clarifies he's 'not from Haiti'". NJ.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. Sherman, Joel (February 23, 2016). "How a new identity made one Yankees prospect a rising star". nypost.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. "How Yankees gave young top prospect taste of what's to come". nj.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. dasberry@postandcourier.com, Derrek Asberry. "Opening Day: Charleston RiverDogs start season with sights set on reaching playoffs in consecutive seasons". postandcourier.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. "RiverDogs' Estevan Florial to Feature in MLB All-Star Futures Game". MiLB.com. June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  6. "Yankees promote 19-year-old Florial to Tampa". MiLB.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. "Estevan Florial Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  8. "Florial bumped up to Trenton for EL Finals". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  9. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-spring-training-1.16940189
  10. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-prospect-florial-wrist-surgery-3-months-article-1.3997499
  11. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/new-york-yankees-invite-estevan-florial-to-spring-training-camp/c-303432554
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