Willians Astudillo (born October 14, 1991), nicknamed "La Tortuga",[1] is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player who is a free agent.

[2] Astudillo signed his first professional baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent on December 15, 2008.

In 2009, Astudillo made his professional debut for the VSL Phillies, and spent the following season with the team as well, hitting .250 and .312, respectively.

[5] On April 4, 2017, Astudillo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces.

[7] On November 30, 2017, Astudillo signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins and was assigned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.

In the sixth inning, he singled on a ground ball to second base to score Robbie Grossman for his first major league hit.

[10] On July 14, 2018, he made his major league pitching debut, completing the final inning of a 19–6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field.

[6] The Twins announced their selection of Astudillo for his first major league 25-man Opening Day roster on March 27, 2019, as one of five bench players.

He has also played for the Caribes de Anzoátegui in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League annually since the 2015–16 season.

[24] Astudillo was the winning run for the Marlins' contest against the Washington Nationals on June 8, scoring from second base in the bottom of the 10th inning.

[30] On November 11, 2022, Japanese media reported that Astudillo was signing with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

[37] Several prevalent distinctions about Astudillo have helped create popularity with fans: his non-athletic build, multi-positional flexibility, and a highly aggressive batting style that yields few strikeouts or walks.

“Well here I am.”[38] Combining his professional careers in both the American minor leagues and Venezuela, Astudillo has played at every position except shortstop.

[6] Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey commented that team scouts were perplexed by Astudillo as projection systems failed to find any closely comparable hitters, and were also amused when he informed them that he could play center field.

To prove it, Astudillo played footage of himself robbing a home run in a Venezuelan winter league game.