Donovan Solano

Positions: Second Baseman, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 210lb (173cm, 95kg)

Team: San Diego Padres (majors)

Born: December 17, 1987 in Barranquilla, Colombia co

Debut: May 21, 2012 (Age 24-156d, 20,187th in major league history)
vs. COL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

2024 Contract Status: Free Agent

Service Time (01/2024): 8.081 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: The MAS+ Agency • Previously: PTSG

Full Name: Donovan Solano

Nicknames: Donnie Barrels

Pronunciation: \so-LAH-no\

Twitter: @DonovanSolano17

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Relatives: Brother of Jhonatan Solano

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.7

7.3

168

2620

732

.292

.279

267

RBI

263

OBP

.351

.335

SLG

.399

.378

OPS

.750

.713

OPS+

113

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm	Opp	Result	Pos	AB	R	H	BB	SO	SB	GIDP	BOP	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLI	RE24	PO	A
2024-07-14	SDP	ATL	L 3-6	DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	-0.033	1.10	-0.02%	1.23	-0.218
2024-07-13	SDP	ATL	W 4-0	3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	5	0.005	0.70	0.00%	0.71	0.085	0	0
2024-07-10	SDP	SEA	L 0-2	3B	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	-0.100	2.12	-0.06%	2.19	-0.513	2	0
2024-07-09	SDP	SEA	L 3-8	DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0.018	0.35	0.01%	0.37	-0.004
2024-07-07	SDP	ARI	L 1-9	3B	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	-0.078	0.99	-0.06%	1.21	-0.627	1	1

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2005	17	STL-min	Rk,A-	67	253	222	34	57	9	0	0	22	4	2	21	34	.257	.339	.297	.636		66	8	7	2	1	0		JOH,NJR · APPY,NYPL
2006	18	STL-min	A-	44	167	149	22	42	2	0	0	13	2	1	12	17	.282	.341	.295	.637		44	4	2	3	1	0		SCS · NYPL
2007	19	STL-min	A,A+	132	490	455	48	109	10	1	0	41	5	3	22	46	.240	.283	.266	.549		121	18	7	3	3	0		DAV,PLM · MIDW,FLOR
2008	20	STL-min	A+,AA	133	565	508	67	143	20	4	2	42	3	3	42	85	.281	.343	.348	.691		177	16	6	8	1	0		PLM,SPD · FLOR,TL
2009	21	STL-min	AA,AAA	116	454	415	49	104	14	1	1	30	4	0	31	66	.251	.307	.296	.604		123	8	3	5	0	0		SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2010	22	STL-min	AAA	102	344	330	41	84	12	1	4	27	2	1	11	35	.255	.283	.333	.616		110	9	2	1	0	1		MEM · PCL
2011	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	108	362	330	27	88	28	1	3	33	2	0	22	51	.267	.311	.385	.696		127	9	1	5	4	0		MEM,SPD · PCL,TL
2012	24	MIA-min	AAA	36	160	141	14	37	7	1	0	14	4	0	10	27	.262	.327	.326	.653		46	3	4	4	1	0		NOR · PCL
2012	24	MIA	NL	93	316	285	29	84	11	3	2	28	7	0	21	58	.295	.342	.375	.717	94	107	5	2	3	5	1	4H57/6
2013	25	MIA-min	AAA,A+	21	87	80	8	31	4	1	2	10	0	0	4	13	.388	.414	.538	.951		43	3	1	0	2	0		NOR,JUP · PCL,FLOR
2013	25	MIA	NL	102	395	361	33	90	13	1	3	34	3	1	23	57	.249	.305	.316	.621	72	114	11	7	2	2	3	4/H5
2014	26	MIA-min	AAA	6	22	21	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	.095	.091	.143	.234		3	1	0	0	1	0		NOR · PCL
2014	26	MIA	NL	111	340	310	26	78	11	1	3	28	1	2	19	61	.252	.300	.323	.623	75	100	5	3	7	1	0	4H/65
2015	27	MIA-min	AAA	36	147	140	10	38	3	0	0	6	0	1	4	24	.271	.288	.293	.581		41	3	0	1	2	0		NOR · PCL
2015	27	MIA	NL	55	94	90	6	17	3	1	0	7	0	0	1	18	.189	.215	.244	.459	28	22	4	2	1	0	0	H56/4
2016	28	NYY-min	AAA	131	546	511	64	163	33	3	7	67	2	1	25	79	.319	.349	.436	.785		223	14	2	1	7	1		SWB · IL
2016	28	NYY	AL	9	23	22	5	5	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.227	.261	.455	.715	86	10	0	0	0	0	0	/45DH

2017	29	NYY-min	AAA	99	405	373	44	105	29	0	4	48	1	0	24	60	.282	.329	.391	.721		146	7	4	1	3	1		SWB · IL
2018	30	LAD-min	AAA,Rk	89	367	339	41	111	22	1	4	46	4	1	16	41	.327	.360	.434	.793		147	11	5	0	7	0		OKC,DGR · PCL,ARIZ
2019	31	SFG-min	AAA	24	97	87	12	28	4	0	2	16	0	0	9	11	.322	.392	.437	.829		38	2	1	0	0	0		SAC · PCL
2019	31	SFG	NL	81	228	215	27	71	13	1	4	23	0	1	10	49	.330	.360	.456	.815	116	98	4	1	0	2	0	4H6/5D
2020	32	SFG	NL	54	203	190	22	62	15	1	3	29	0	0	10	39	.326	.365	.463	.828	127	88	2	2	0	1	0	*4/5H6	SS
2021	33	SFG-min	AAA	5	19	16	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	.375	.421	.438	.859		7	1	2	0	1	0		SAC · AAAW
2021	33	SFG	NL	101	344	307	35	86	17	0	7	31	2	0	25	58	.280	.344	.404	.748	103	124	8	7	1	4	2	4H/6
2022	34	CIN-min	AAA	9	34	29	2	10	4	0	1	3	0	0	2	4	.345	.412	.586	.998		17	2	2	0	1	0		LOU · IL
2022	34	CIN	NL	80	304	278	22	79	16	0	4	24	0	0	19	61	.284	.339	.385	.724	99	107	5	5	0	2	1	3D5/H4
2023	35	MIN	AL	134	450	394	43	111	26	1	5	38	0	0	40	100	.282	.369	.391	.760	110	154	8	15	0	1	1	3H45D
2024	36	SDP-min	AAA	12	51	44	7	14	3	0	1	8	0	0	5	8	.318	.392	.455	.847		20	2	1	0	1	0		ELP · PCL
2024	36	SDP	NL	52	185	168	19	49	9	0	3	19	1	1	13	35	.292	.351	.399	.750	113	67	5	3	0	1	0	5D/H34
11 Yrs				872	2882	2620	267	732	136	9	35	263	14	5	182	539	.279	.335	.378	.713	96	991	57	47	14	19	8
162 Game Avg.				162	535	487	50	136	25	2	7	49	3	1	34	100	.279	.335	.378	.713	96	184	11	9	3	4	1

MIA (4 yrs)				361	1145	1046	94	269	38	6	8	97	11	3	64	194	.257	.307	.328	.634	75	343	25	14	13	8	4
SFG (3 yrs)				236	775	712	84	219	45	2	14	83	2	1	45	146	.308	.354	.435	.789	113	310	14	10	1	7	2
MIN (1 yr)				134	450	394	43	111	26	1	5	38	0	0	40	100	.282	.369	.391	.760	110	154	8	15	0	1	1
SDP (1 yr)				52	185	168	19	49	9	0	3	19	1	1	13	35	.292	.351	.399	.750	113	67	5	3	0	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				80	304	278	22	79	16	0	4	24	0	0	19	61	.284	.339	.385	.724	99	107	5	5	0	2	1
NYY (1 yr)				9	23	22	5	5	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.227	.261	.455	.715	86	10	0	0	0	0	0

NL (9 yrs)				729	2409	2204	219	616	108	8	29	223	14	5	141	436	.279	.329	.375	.705	94	827	49	32	14	18	7
AL (2 yrs)				143	473	416	48	116	28	1	6	40	0	0	41	103	.279	.364	.394	.758	109	164	8	15	0	1	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Donovan Solano?

Donovan Solano is 36 years old.

When was Donovan Solano born?

Donovan Solano was born on December 17, 1987.

Where was Donovan Solano born?

Donovan Solano was born in Barranquilla, Atlantico.

How tall is Donovan Solano?

Donovan Solano is 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much does Donovan Solano weigh?

Donovan Solano weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).

How many seasons has Donovan Solano played?

Donovan Solano is in his 11th season.

What position does Donovan Solano play?

Donovan Solano is a Second Baseman, First Baseman and Third Baseman.

How many hits does Donovan Solano have?

Donovan Solano has 49 hits this season and has 732 hits over his career.

How many home runs does Donovan Solano have?

Donovan Solano has 3 home runs this season and has 35 home runs over his career.

What is Donovan Solano's average?

Donovan Solano has a .292 average this season and has a .279 average over his career.

How many teams has Donovan Solano played for?

Donovan Solano has played for 6 teams; the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres.

How many World Series has Donovan Solano won?

Donovan Solano has never won a World Series.

What is Donovan Solano's Twitter account?

Donovan Solano is on Twitter at DonovanSolano17.

What are Donovan Solano's nicknames?

Donnie Barrels is a nickname for Donovan Solano.

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