Yuniesky Betancourt Autographs
Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez (born 31 January 1982) is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. Betancourt played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals. He played in the Cuban National Series for Villa Clara before he defected from Cuba. In 2019, he became the first former MLB player to return to the Cuban national baseball system after defecting from the country. However, he never played a game for Villa Clara in 2019. In Cuba, he is nicknamed "Riquimbili".
His early career was spent in the Cuban leagues, including Villa Clara of the Serie Nacional. He was considered the fastest second baseman in the Cuban leagues and the star of the Villa Clara team. In the finals against the Industriales in 2002, he got a hit in nearly every at bat, though the Industriales won, 4 games to 0. He left Cuba on a speedboat in December 2003 and ended up in Mexico, where he played for a while before signing with Seattle Mariners scouts Bob Engle and Patrick Guerrero on 26 January 2005. He made his major league debut on 28 July, 2005.
Betancourt's initial calling card had been his fielding. In his first few seasons, he had been considered one of the best fielders in the game, combining excellent range, quickness, soft hands, hand-eye coordination, and a strong, accurate throwing arm. He was named one of the top fielders in baseball in a 2006 online fan's poll. In 2007, he made many good fielding plays; however, he suffered through spells of throwing wildness that season. Bad throws accounted for most of his 18 errors in the first half of 2007, almost as many as his 2006 total of 20. He turned things around and made only 5 errors in the second half of 2007. His defense suffered in 2008, with several fielding metrics calling him one of the worst shortstops in baseball.
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Traded items with a signature of Yuniesky Betancourt
The most expensive item with a signature of Yuniesky Betancourt (Autographed Yuniesky Betancourt Louisville Slugger Bat- Mariners) was sold in July 2025 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (MILWAUKEE BREWERS YUNIESKY BETANCOURT AUTOGRAPHED CARD) found a new owner for $0.25 in March 2011. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2008 with an average selling price of $10.49 for an autographed item of Yuniesky Betancourt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.25 was March 2011. In average, an autographed item from Yuniesky Betancourt is worth $8.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Yuniesky Betancourt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2005 Donruss Signature Series Mike Morse Yuniesky Betancourt #156 Rookie Auto RC | $8.25 |  |
| 2006 Upper Deck #417 Yuniesky Betancourt Seattle Mariners In Person Autograph | $5.00 | |
| 2006 YUNIESKY BETANCOURT UPPER DECK INKREDIBLE AUTOGRAPH CARD | $9.00 | |
| 2007 Topps #576 Yuniesky Betancourt Mariners Auto-Signed | $5.00 | |
| 2009 Topps YUNIESKY BETANCOURT Signed Card autograph AUTO BREWERS mariners cuba | $9.99 | |
 | Autographed Yuniesky Betancourt Louisville Slugger Bat- Mariners | $75.00 | |
| Seattle Mariners Jose Lopez Yuniesky Betancourt Autographed Signed Plaque 2006 | $35.00 | |
| SEATTLE MARINERS YUNIESKY BETANCOURT 2007 TOPPS SIGNED CARD # 576 AUTO | $14.99 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt 2006 Upper Deck INKcredible Autograph Card | $8.96 | |
 | Yuniesky Betancourt Authenticated Signed MLB Baseball With Case - Allan Selig | $35.90 | |
 | Yuniesky Betancourt autographed 2008 Topps Allen And Ginters #134 Signed Mariner | $22.98 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt autographed MB baseball with MLB hoogram | $39.99 | |
 | Yuniesky Betancourt Autographed Rawlings Official MLB ROMLB Baseball Mariners | $29.99 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt Signed 2012 Topps #57 Autograph Milwaukee Brewers Auto | $3.97 | |
 | YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SIGNED AUTO'D 2009 ALLEN & GINTER'S CARD #207 MARINERS | $22.98 | |
Latest News about Yuniesky Betancourt
Former MLB shortstop charged with insurance fraud, accused of staging car crash (04/16/2024): Yuniesky Betancourt faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted 
