Eduardo José Escobar (born January 5, 1989) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.

Escobar grew up in the neighborhood of La Pica in Palo Negro in the Venezuelan state of Aragua with his four siblings.

[citation needed] On July 28, 2012, Escobar was traded to the Minnesota Twins with Pedro Hernández for Francisco Liriano.

On April 3, 2013, Escobar hit a walk-off 2-run double off of Phil Coke that lifted the Twins past the Detroit Tigers, 3–2, to its first win of the 2013 season.

[4] On April 9, 2013, Escobar hit his first career home run in the top of the 5th inning off of Jeremy Guthrie of the Kansas City Royals.

[citation needed] On July 27, 2018, Escobar was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor leaguers Gabriel Maciel, Jhoan Durán, and Ernie De La Trinidad.

[11] On June 6, 2022, Escobar hit for the cycle in an 11–5 win over the San Diego Padres, becoming the 11th player in Mets history to accomplish the feat, and the first since Scott Hairston in 2012.

[13] He was acquired by the team in the wake of several injuries to its infielders, including third basemen Anthony Rendon and Gio Urshela.

[14] Escobar made his team debut on June 24 against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, going 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk, RBI, and four runs scored before being substituted in the fifth inning of a 25–1 blowout win.

During his time with the Diamondbacks, teammates pranked him by startling him with a stuffed cat which gradually became the team's good luck charm.

[24] On the tenth anniversary of his Major League debut, the business donated $10,000 to his charity in the form of an oversized check.