Alexander José Escobar [ess-COE-bar] (born September 6, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Career Escobar was signed by the Mets as a non-draft amateur free agent in and made his debut in . At the end of the season, he was traded to the Indians as part of an eight-player deal that sent Roberto Alomar to the Mets. Escobar missed the entire season after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Spring Training. In , he recovered from a slow start at Triple-A Buffalo Bisons collecting 24 home runs and 78 runs batted in￼ and looked strong for the Tribe in September and played in 28 games. In the minors, Escobar was an All-Star in the 'AAA' International, 'AA' Eastern and 'AA' South Atlantic leagues, and he also was selected by Baseball America in the 1998 All-Stars team. Escobar was demoted by the Nationals during Spring Training after hitting just .103 (3-for-29) with two RBIs. He said he was not getting enough playing time in spring training. "I'm not swinging the bat. I have to work my way back," Escobar said. "I'm getting used to being on the field every day. It's a combination of everything." Baseball America rated him as a top prospect for three years, See also List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball References External links , or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) 1978 births Living people Binghamton Mets players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Capital City Bombers players Caribes de Anzoátegui players Cleveland Indians players Columbus Clippers players Gulf Coast Mets players Gulf Coast Nationals players Harrisburg Senators players Kingsport Mets players Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball right fielders Navegantes del Magallanes players New York Mets players Norfolk Tides players Potomac Nationals players Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela St. Lucie Mets players Tiburones de La Guaira players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Washington Nationals players