Dairon Blanco

Dairon Blanco LaMadrid

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut May 20, 2022

• Born April 26, 1993 in Florida, Camagüey Cuba

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Dairon Blanco played in the Cuban Serie Nacional from 2012-13 to 2015-16, mostly with Camagüey, before defecting. He won a Gold Glove in 2014-2015. The next year, he tied Roel Santos for the most steals (29) while pacing the loop with eight triples.

He resumed his playing career in 2018, with the Stockton Ports of the Oakland Athletics organization, after having been signed as a free agent on April 2nd. On July 27, 2019, he was one of two minor leaguers sent to the Kansas City Royals by the A's in retirn for P Jake Diekman, the other being Ismael Aquino.

He made his major league debut with the Royals on May 20, 2022, starting in center field and batting 9th against the Minnesota Twins. He went 1 for 2 before giving way to pinch-hitter Kyle Isbel in the 7th. He went 2 for 7 in 5 games for the Royals in that initial cup of coffee, but got a more extended look in 2023, appearing in 69 games at the major league level and hitting .258 with 3 homers and 18 RBIs; his OPS+ was 108. In 2024, he had a career game on August 17th when he went 3 for 5 with 2 homers and 7 RBIs to lead the Royals to a 13-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The game was his first one with multiple homers and featured his first career grand slam off Buck Farmer - all from the 9th spot in the batting order and using a bat designed to look like a crayon as part of "Players' Weekend" festivities.

Further Reading

• Joe Trezza: "'Grateful for the opportunity': Blanco (2 HRs, 7 RBIs) has career night with crayon bat", mlb.com, August 17, 2024. [1]

Related Sites

• Dairon Blanco on mlb.com