page_title: Yoenis Céspedes
hierarchical_section_title: Yoenis Céspedes
caption_attribution_description: English: Yoenis Cespedes talks to reporters on #WSMediaDay.
context_page_description: Yoenis Céspedes Milanés, nicknamed La Potencia, is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut on March 28, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics, and has also played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. Primarily a left fielder in his early career, he has split between left and center field since joining the Mets. A right-hand batter and fielder, he stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds.
  From Campechuela, Cuba, Céspedes played eight seasons until 2010 for the Alazanes de Granma in the Cuban National Series. In that time, he batted .319, .404 on-base percentage, .565 slugging percentage, 169 home runs and 557 runs batted in over 528 games. He was also a member of the Cuba national team, winning gold medals in three tournaments. In MLB, he won the Home Run Derby in both 2013 and 2014. He is a two-time All-Star, and in 2015, played in his first World Series as member of the National League champion Mets.
context_section_description: Yoenis Céspedes Milanés (born October 18, 1985), nicknamed La Potencia, is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).  He made his MLB debut on March 28, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics, and has also played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.  Primarily a left fielder in his early career, he has split between left and center field since joining the Mets.   A right-hand batter and fielder, he stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg).
  From Campechuela, Cuba, Céspedes played eight seasons until 2010 for the Alazanes de Granma in the Cuban National Series.  In that time, he batted .319, .404 on-base percentage (OBP), .565 slugging percentage (SLG), 169 home runs and 557 runs batted in (RBI) over 528 games.  He was also a member of the Cuba national team, winning gold medals in three tournaments. In MLB, he won the Home Run Derby in both 2013 and 2014.  He is a two-time All-Star, and in 2015, played in his first World Series as member of the National League champion Mets.
caption: Céspedes with the Mets before the 2015 World Series
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