Estevan Florial #41

ESTEVAN HANIEL FLORIAL...Wife, Jatna...Daughter, Eloise...Spent offseason in Tampa as he applies for residency...Fluent in Spanish, English and Creole...Mother's side hails from Haiti...Enjoyed playing basketball as a kid...Favorite team was the New York Yankees growing up...Favorite players were Robinson Canó and Curtis Granderson and all of their lefty hitters in general...Enjoys spending time with family.

2023

Spent most of 2023 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batting .284 (116-for-409) with 23 2B, 28 HR, 79 RBI, 83 runs and 25 stolen bases in 101 games (.380/.565/.945)...Named an International League Postseason All-Star, leading the Yankees organization in homers, OPS, slugging pct. and extra-base hits (55)...Finished second in the Int’l League in OPS, third in slugging and sixth in XBH and HR...Combined in 2022-23 he posted a Triple-A slash line of .283/.374/.523/.897 with 103 XBH, 125 RBI in 202 games...Reached base in 35 straight games, May 2-June 17, which included a 14-game hitting streak...Also had on-base streaks of 18 and 15 games...Hit .366 (34-for-93) in May (15 XBH, 22 RBI, 22G) and .312/.410/.592/1.002 vs. RHP....Spent parts of the last four seasons since 2020 at the Major League level with the Yankees, was on the 2023 Opening Day roster and was DFA'd on April 1 after getting 0 PA (outrighted off 40-man to AAA on 4/7)...Also spent the final three weeks of the 2023 campaign in the Bronx (Sept. 11-end of season), making 18 starts in CF...Participated in the 2017 Future’s Game and entered the 2019 season ranked as the top prospect in the Yankees system (57th overall in MLB), according to MLB Pipeline.

2022

In 17 games with the Yankees, batted .097 (3-for-31) with 4R, 1RBI, 3BB, 1HP and 2SB over five stints with the club (5/8, 5/22-25, 6/2, 8/17-23, 9/3-18)…appeared defensively in CF (14G/9GS) and LF (2G/0GS)...Made his Yankees season debut in Game 2 on 5/8 vs. Texas, starting in CF and going 0-for-2 with 1SB...Reached base a career-high-tying three times in Game 2 on 9/7 vs. Minnesota (2-for-3, 1R, 1BB)…marked his first multi-hit game since 7/24/21 at Boston (2H)...Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batting .283 (114-for-403) with 66R, 31 doubles, two triples, 15HR, 46RBI, 54BB and 39SB in 101 games…finished tied for second in the International League in stolen bases and tied for third in doubles...Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees’ No. 10 prospect…was also named the “Fastest Baserunner”, “Best Defensive Outfielder” add “Best Outfield Arm.”...Also played in 13 games for the Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, batting .043 (1-for-23) with 4R, 1RBI and 4BB.

2021

Appeared in 11 games with the Yankees, batting .300 (6-for-20) with 3R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI, 5BB and 1SB over seven stints (5/27, 7/20-27, 7/28-29, 8/12, 8/21, 9/1-3, 9/19-22)...Hit safely in each of his first four career games (8/28/20-7/21/21), the longest career-opening hitting streak by a Yankee since Thairo Estrada in 2019 (four games from 4/23-28/19)…the last Yankee with a longer streak was Hideki Matsui’s seven-game streak to start his career in 2003…was also the first Yankee to collect a hit in each of his first four career games since Hideki Matsui (first 7G in 2003)...Reached safely in each of his first five career games (8/28/20-7/22/21), the longest career-opening on-base streak by a Yankee since Mike Ford in 2019 (14 games from 4/18-8/6/19)...Made his season debut in Game 2 of a doubleheader on 5/27 vs. Toronto, going 1-for-3 with 1 double...Hit his first career HR on 7/20 vs. Philadelphia, a solo HR in the eighth inning off of Enyel De Los Santos...Recorded the first multi-hit game of his career on 7/24 at Boston, going 2-for-3 with 1R, 1 double and 1BB…also reached base a career-high three times...In 87 games between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batted .219 (76-for-347) with 70R, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 17HR, 47RBI, 46BB and 13SB…began the season with Somerset and hit .229 (8-for-35) with 5R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 6RBI and 4BB in nine games before being promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/14…in 78 games with the RailRiders, hit .218 (68-for-312) with 65R, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 13HR, 41RBI, 42BB and 13SB...Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the organization’s “Best Athlete”, “Best Defensive Outfielder” and “Best Outfield Arm.” 

2020

Played in just one game over two stints with the Yankees, going 1-for-3 (“29th Man” on 8/28, 9/6-8)...Made his Major League debut in Game 1 on 8/28 vs. the Mets after being appointed the Yankees’ “29th Man” for the day’s doubleheader…started in CF and went 1-for-3…collected his first Major League hit with a fifth-inning single to center…became the fourth Yankee to start in CF in his Major League debut since 1990, joining Mason Williams (6/12/15 at Baltimore), Melky Cabrera (7/7/05 vs. Cleveland) and Bernie Williams (7/7/91 vs. Baltimore)… prior to the game, had never played in a regular-season game above Single-A in his professional career...Following the season, played for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League, batting .280 (14-for-50) with 9R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 SB in 18 games...After the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees’ No. 10 prospect.

2019

Hit .237 (65-for-274) with 38R, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 8HR, 38RBI, 24BB and 9SB in 74 games with Single-A Tampa...Attended spring training with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee, batting .355 (11-for-31) with 7R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI and 5SB in 13 games...had his spring cut short after colliding with the outfield wall on 3/16...underwent X-rays that day revealing a non-displaced right wrist fracture...had an MRI two days later, revealing a second break in a different bone in his hand...was reassigned to minor league camp on 3/23...Made his season debut on 6/3 after missing the season's first two months on the minor league injured list...homered and drove in three of the Tarpons' four runs in the game...Was tabbed by Baseball America as being the "Fastest Baserunner" among Yankees farmhands...was named the Yankees' No. 3 prospect by MLB Pipeline...Was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster on 11/20...

2018

In 84 games between Single-A Tampa and both GCL Yankees squads, hit .283/.377/.422 (92-for-325) with 55R, 19 doubles, 4 triples, 6HR, 35RBI, 48BB and 16SB...Hit .255/.354/.361 (75-for-294) with 45R, 16 doubles, 3 triples, 3HR and 27RBI in 75 games with Tampa...Played in nine GCL games on a rehab assignment (7/5-17) and hit .548 (17-for-31) with 10R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 8RBI and 5SB...Following the season, was named the "Fastest Baserunner," "Best Athlete," "Best Defensive Outfielder" and "Best Outfield Arm" in the Yankees organization by Baseball America...At the end of the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Yankees organization...Following the season, hit .178 (13-for-73) with 10R, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 8RBI and 2SB in 21 games for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League.

2017

Combined at Single-A Charleston and Single-A Tampa to bat .298/.372/.479 (125-for-420) with 77R, 23 doubles, 7 triples, 13HR, 57RBI, 50BB and 23SB in 110 games…ranked fifth among Yankees minor leaguers in batting average and stolen bases…spent the majority of the season with Charleston, hitting .297 (102-for-344) with 64R, 21 doubles, 5 triples, 11HR, 43RBI, 41BB and 17SB in 91 games…was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season and Postseason All-Star…ranked third in the SAL in OBP (.373) and SLG (.483) and fourth in BA…hit .378 (28-for-74) in June…was selected to the SiriusXM Futures All-Star Game in Miami…was promoted to Tampa on 8/1 and batted .303 (23-for-76) with 13R, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2HR, 14RBI, 9BB and 6SB in 19 games…following the season, was named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com; was also tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Yankees organization and No. 38 prospect in baseball…also appeared in 19 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, hitting .286 (20-for-70) with 14R, 5 doubles, 2 triples and 4RBI…was named to the AFL Top Prospects Team.

2016

Spent the majority of the season with Rookie-level Pulaski, hitting .225 (53-for-236) with 36R, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 7HR, 25RBI and 10SB in 60 games…was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect in the Appalachian League…also played in two games with Single-A Tampa (1-for-8) and five games with Single-A Charleston (.300, 6-for-20, 4R, 1 triple, 1HR, 5RBI)…overall, hit .227 (60-for-264) with 40R, 10 doubles, 8HR and 30RBI in 67 games.

2015

Made his professional debut with the DSL Yankees 1, batting .313/.394/.527 (70-for-224) with 51R, 11 doubles,8 triples, 7HR, 53RBI and 30BB in 57 games…ranked second in the DSL in slugging (.527) and third in RBI and OPS (.921)…batted .337 (57-for-169) against righties.