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Alfredo L. Escalera (born February 17, 1995) also known as Alfredo Escalera and Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado is an Puerto Rican baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals. The Royals drafted Escalera out of high school in 2012 making him the youngest player to be drafted since the inception of the First-Year Players Draft in 1965. Escalera was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where his baseball abilities were noted at an early age, and later moved to Bradenton, Florida to enhance his training. Escalera debuted in his first professional game with the Arizona League Royals only two weeks after signing his multiannual contract. == Early life == :Background Escalera was born in the Santurce section of the Puerto Rico Capital City, San Juan. When he was four years old, Escalera started playing baseball. In 2008 his parents moved to Florida to provide him with better development opportunities. His father, Alfredo L. Escalera, MD, an internal medicine physician, met his mother, Nancy, a New York nurse of Hispanic descent while undergoing his medical training in the Long Island College Hospital. The Escaleras moved to Puerto Rico where they established their residence as well as a considerable healthcare practice which included a medical group practice, a nursing home and a healthcare consulting firm. Escalera's younger sister Gabriela has become one of her brother's closest advisors and is closely involved in his professional career.〔(Alfredo Esclaera's Baseball Recruiting Profile )〕 The Escalera family has a strong baseball tradition. Escalera's uncle Nino Escalera played for the Cincinnati Reds and his cousin Ruben Escalera for the Milwaukee Brewers. Both worked as scouts and professional team managers in their post-playing careers. :Exposure to Baseball Escalera was exposed to baseball at the age of four when he joined the Encantada Baseball Club in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. He later transferred to the (Roosevelt Baseball Club ) in search of a more instructional environment. Between the ages 9 and 12, Escalera participated in the internationally regarded (IMG Academy Baseball Camp ) in Bradenton, Florida. IMG's Program Director, Ken Bolek, later invited Escalera to join IMG as a full-time student-athlete. Escalera joined the IMG Academy in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfredo L. Escalera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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