Juan Yepez

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Player Info

Full Name: Juan Yepez

Nationality: Venezuela

Position: First Base

Born: 19 Feb 1998

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 200 lbs

Club Info

Team: _Free Agent Baseball

Sport: Baseball

About Juan Yepez

Juan David Yepez (born February 19, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.

Career
Atlanta Braves organization
Yepez signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in July 2014. The next year, he made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves before being promoted to the Danville Braves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in August. Over 59 games between both clubs, he batted .299 with four home runs and 31 RBIs. In 2016, he was assigned to the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League, but played in only 23 games due to injury. He returned to Rome to begin the 2017 season.