Juan Osvaldo Lagares (born March 17, 1989) is a Dominican former professional baseball center fielder.

In 2010, Lagares began the season with Savannah, and after hitting .300/.318/.459 with 5 home runs, 39 runs batted in, and 18 stolen bases in 67 games, he was promoted to High-A St. Lucie, but was limited to 33 games thereafter a fractured ankle ended his season on July 28.

[6] Lagares made his debut on the same day against the Los Angeles Dodgers coming in as a part of a double switch in the fifth inning.

Lagares hit his first major league home run on May 19, against Travis Wood of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

[8] On August 20, Lagares ranked second among center fielders in defensive runs saved with 20, behind Carlos Gómez who had 27.

His 3.5 defensive wins over replacement was second only to Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez (4.6) among National League center fielders.

After the 2013 season, he played for Cibaeñas of the Dominican League, winning the Rookie of the Year award.

[15] In mid-May, Mets fans on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook became frustrated with manager Terry Collins sitting Lagares on the bench since coming off the disabled list.

Although Lagares had been struggling since coming back from the disabled list, his defensive capability and clutch hitting were touted as being reasons enough for him to be put in the lineup.

He was the third outfielder in Met history to win a Gold Glove award, the others being Tommie Agee (1970) and Carlos Beltrán (2006–2008).

[21] He also won the Fielding Bible Award as the statistically best defensive center fielder in the National League.

Lagares moved to backup outfield role, regularly coming in as defensive substitution late in the game.

In the World Series against the Kansas City Royals, he played in all 4 games, hiting .300 with 3 hits, 2 runs scored, 1 stolen base and striking out once.

In 2016, Lagares made the Mets' Opening Day roster, serving as a backup outfielder, pinch hitter and defensive substitution.

On May 17, 2018, Lagares tore the plantar plate in his toe while attempting to catch a fly ball, requiring surgery.

On February 10, 2020, Lagares signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres.

On July 22, 2020, Lagares signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets organization.

On May 8, 2022, Lagares returned to the Angels on a minor league contract, being assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake.

[36] On June 29, 2022, Lagares declined his outright minor league assignment and elected free agency.

[37] On July 8, 2022, Lagares signed with the SSG Landers of the Korean Baseball League on a 1-year, $495K contract.