Félix Eduardo Escalona (born 12 March 1979) is a Venezuelan baseball coach and former

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and

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. He is the first base coach for the

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of the

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He was signed by the

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as an amateur free agent in and drafted by the

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from Houston in the

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. Later, he was selected off waivers by the

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in , making his major league debut in that season. In , Escalona was claimed off waivers by the

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, but did not play in the majors for them. In , Escalona signed a minor league contract with the

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and was invited to

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. He started the season with the Triple-A

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and was recalled to the majors in September. Escalona was released by the Yankees during the season. In , Escalona signed with the Ottawa Rapidz of the Can-Am League, but was released on July 6, 2008. In February , Escalona signed with the De Angelis Godo of Italy's Serie A1. In a four-season major league career, Escalona was a .209 hitter with 13 RBI and 20 runs in 84 games.

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1979 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Auburn Doubledays players Bowie Baysox players Columbus Clippers players De Angelis Godo players Gulf Coast Astros players Kissimmee Cobras players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball shortstops Michigan Battle Cats players Navegantes del Magallanes players New York Yankees players Orlando Rays players Ottawa Lynx players Ottawa Rapidz players Baseball players from Puerto Cabello Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Tiburones de La Guaira players Trenton Thunder players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States {{Venezuela-baseball-shortstop-stub

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