Estevan Florial

Estevan Haniel Florial (born November 25, 1997) is a Dominican-Haitian professional baseball outfielder for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians.

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.

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] Florial 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.

[9] Playing for Tampa, he broke the hamate bone in his right wrist in May and required surgery, costing him three months of the season.

[16] On July 20, 2021, the Yankees promoted Florial to the major leagues to replace the injured Trey Amburgey.