Chicago Cubs minor league players
Kevin Alcántara (born July 12, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).Alcántara signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2018. He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and Gulf Coast Yankees. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alcántara started 2021 with the Florida Complex League Yankees. On July 29, 2021, the Yankees traded Alcántara and Alexander Vizcaíno to the Chicago Cubs for Anthony Rizzo. He started his Cubs career with the Arizona Complex League Cubs. He started 2022 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. On November 15, 2022, the Cubs added Alcántara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Alcántara was optioned to the High-A South Bend Cubs to begin the 2023 season. In 95 games for South Bend, he batted .286/.341/.466 with 12 home runs, 66 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. Alcántara was optioned to the Double–A Tennessee Smokies to begin the 2024 season.
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