Yangervis Alfredo Solarte (born July 3, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.
Working his way through the lower levels of the Twins organization, he reached Double-A in 2009, but underwent surgery on his right shoulder and only played 16 games that season.
Playing the full season with New Britain of the Eastern League in 2011, he recorded a batting line of .329/.367/.466 in 121 games, most of them at second base.
In December 2011, Solarte signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, which included an invitation to spring training.
[2] Solarte played both the 2012 and 2013 seasons with the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, where he made starts at second, third, shortstop, left field, and first base.
[3] Solarte signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in January 2014, who had passed on resigning free agent second baseman Robinson Canó.
He then hit his second home run, a three-run shot, against the Milwaukee Brewers, which eventually drove them to win the game.
[9] Over 75 games with the Yankees in 2014, Solarte batted .254/.337/.381 with 6 home runs, making multiple starts at third and second base and one at shortstop.
On July 22, 2014, the Yankees traded Solarte and Rafael De Paula to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Chase Headley.
Solarte spent most of his time at third base in place of the departed Headley, but also made starts at second, shortstop, and in left field.
[14] During the season, Solarte's wife developed complications from cancer, and he left the team for four days in July to attend to her.
[15] On December 15, 2016, it was announced that Solarte was the recipient of the Tony Conigliaro Award for his on-field achievements while overcoming personal tragedy.
[19] Solarte didn't return until July 30, and the Padres prepared him for a role at shortstop, as Carlos Asuaje had played well at second base in his absence and Spangenberg had taken over third.
On January 6, 2018, the Padres traded Solarte to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor leaguers Edward Olivares and Jared Carkuff.
[24] Solarte quickly became a fan favorite in Toronto, but a tendency to not run out ground balls hurt his popularity as the season progressed.
[25] On February 15, 2019, Solarte signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that included an invitation to spring training.
[34] On January 15, 2020, the Atlanta Braves signed Solarte to a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training.