Manuel Margot Gomez (born September 28, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, and Minnesota Twins.

The Boston Red Sox signed Margot as an international free agent from the Dominican Prospect League in July 2011, receiving a reported bonus of $800,000.

[1] At age 17, he started his professional career with Rookie Level Dominican Summer League Red Sox in their 2012 season.

[2] In his professional debut, Margot earned Red Sox Minor League Latin Program Player of the Year honors, after batting a .285/.382/.423 slash line with 38 stolen bases in just 68 games, gaining a spot on the DSL All-Star team.

[3] Following his successful debut, Margot did manage to get a hit in 12 out of his first 15 games with Lowell, collecting a .254/.343/.307 line through July 24, when a hamstring injury laid him up.

[3] In 2015, Margot improved his slash line up to .282/.321/.420 through 46 games with Salem, and earned a promotion to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in the midseason.

[6] On November 13, 2015, the San Diego Padres acquired Margot, Javier Guerra, Carlos Asuaje, and Logan Allen from the Red Sox for Craig Kimbrel.

[8] Margot began the 2016 season with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, where he played in 124 games, including 117 starts in center field.

[9] Margot made his major league debut as a pinch runner and defensive replacement on September 21, 2016, against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[12] Despite a knee injury that limited his playing time in spring training, Margot made the 2017 Opening Day roster as the starting center fielder.

[18] Margot was the Padres regular center fielder in 2018, starting 123 games there, and only missing 10 days on the disabled list with bruised ribs in April.

[22] On February 8, 2020, the Padres traded Margot and prospect Logan Driscoll to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Emilio Pagán.

[17] On December 16, 2023, the Rays traded Margot and Tyler Glasnow to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca.