Thairo Estrada
Venezuelan infielder who played for the Yankees, Giants, and Rockies before joining the Mexican League.
Thairo Jose Estrada Villegas (born February 22, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies.
- position
- Second Base / Shortstop
- affiliation
- San Francisco Giants (MLB)
- arrival_year
- 2021
- batting_side
- Right-handed
- throwing_hand
- Right-handed
- status
- Active Roster Player
Lore & Background
Estrada signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2012. He was shot in early 2018 by robbers, with his recovery delaying the start of his season, in which he played with a bullet still lodged in his hip. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Yankees.
In Their Own Story
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the infield dirt at Oracle Park as Thairo Estrada takes his position. The crack of the bat echoes through the stadium, sending a line drive his way. He fields it cleanly, pivots with practiced ease, and fires to first for the out, the crowd erupting in appreciation of another well-executed defensive play.
Reader's Guide
Estrada was traded from the Yankees to the Giants for cash considerations on April 11, 2021. He played for the Giants from 2021 through 2024, then signed with the Colorado Rockies for the 2025 season. After the Rockies declined his mutual option, he signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League on April 25, 2026.
Did You Know?
- Estrada was shot in his right hip by robbers in January 2018 and played with a bullet lodged in his hip until it was removed six months later.
- In his debut with the Giants on July 2, 2021, Estrada went 3-for-5 with five RBIs, a double, and a grand slam.
- Estrada had the fastest sprint speed of all Giants players in 2022, at 28.3 feet per second.
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