Kevin Alcántara
Dominican baseball player (born 2002)
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Kevin Alcántara (born July 12, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
| Kevin Alcántara | |
|---|---|
Alcántara with the Iowa Cubs in 2025 | |
| Chicago Cubs – No. 13 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 12, 2002 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 2024, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics (through 2026 season) | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
New York Yankees
Alcántara signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 12, 2018.[1] He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and rookie-level Gulf Coast League Yankees. Alcántara did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Alcántara started 2021 with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Yankees.
Chicago Cubs
On July 29, 2021, the Yankees traded Alcántara and Alexander Vizcaíno to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Anthony Rizzo.[3][4] The Cubs assigned Alcántara to the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Cubs. Alcántara spent the 2022 campaign with the Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 home runs, 85 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.[5][6] On November 15, 2022, the Cubs added Alcántara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7] Alcántara was optioned to the High-A South Bend Cubs to begin the 2023 season.[8] In 95 games for South Bend, he batted .286/.341/.466 with 12 home runs, 66 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.
Alcántara was optioned to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies to begin the 2024 season.[9] In August, the Cubs promoted him to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.[10] On September 25, 2024, the Cubs promoted Alcántara to the major leagues, and he made his major league debut that night, hitting a single off closer Carlos Estévez.[11][12] In three games for Chicago, he went 1-for-10.
Alcántara was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to begin the 2025 season.[13] He made 10 appearances for Chicago during the regular season, going 4-for-11 (.364) with one RBI, one stolen base, and one walk. On October 16, 2025, Alcántara underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia.[14]
Alcántara was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to begin the 2026 season.[15]
Alcántara hit his first Major League home run against Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski on August 3, 2026.[16]