| Oscar Colás | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Colás with theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2019 | |
| Chicago White Sox | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1998-09-17)September 17, 1998 (age 26) Santiago de Cuba Province | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: August 18, 2019, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| MLB: March 30, 2023, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| NPB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
| Batting average | .278 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .223 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 23 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Oscar Luis Colás Leon (born September 17, 1998) is a Cuban professionalbaseballoutfielder in theChicago White Sox organization. He has previously played inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He made hisMajor League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2023.
Colás was born in Cuba. He attended Escuela Número 95 Nguyen in Van Troy, Cuba.
In 2016–2017 season, Colás played in theSantiago de Cuba of theCuban National Series.
On May 10, 2017, theGovernment of Cuba signed a contract to dispatch Colás andLiván Moinelo to theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks as adevelopmental player.[1][2] From mid-2017 season to mid-2019 season, he played in informal games againstShikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in theWestern League of NPB's minor leagues.
On June 24, 2019, Colás signed a 15 million yen contract (~US$140,000) with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as aregistered player under control.[3] On August 18, he debuted against theSaitama Seibu Lions, and recorded a home run at the firstPlate appearance in thePacific League.[4] In the 2019 season, he played 7 games in the Pacific League.
On January 3, 2020, Francys Romero of MLB.com reported that Colás had defected from Cuba and was looking to sign on with a Major League team.[5] On December 23, 2020, Colás was officially granted his release and declared a free agent byMajor League Baseball. He was made eligible to sign with a club starting in January 2021.
On January 25, 2022, Colás signed with theChicago White Sox. Hissigning bonus was $2.7 million.[6] Soon after, Colás gave up pitching to focus on outfield work.[7]
Colas spent the 2022 season split between three White Sox affiliates: the High-AWinston-Salem Dash, Double-ABirmingham Barons, and Triple-ACharlotte Knights. In 117 games between the three minor league clubs, Colás slashed .314/.371/.524 while tallying 23 home runs, 79 RBI, and 3 stolen bases while being caught four times.[8]
On March 26, 2023, the White Sox announced that Colás had made theOpening Day roster.[9] He made his MLB debut on March 30, recording a hit as apinch hitter.[10] Colás batted .211 with one home run and seven RBI in 25 games, before he was optioned to Charlotte. In 48 games for Charlotte, he batted .293 with nine home runs and 29 RBI before he was promoted to the major leagues in July.[11] In 2023 in the major leagues he batted .216/.257/.314 with 5 home runs and 19 RBI in 245 at-bats, as he stole four bases in seven attempts and played primarily right field.[12] Colás was optioned to Triple–A Charlotte to begin the 2024 season.[13] In 13 games for the White Sox, he went 9-for-33 (.273) with four RBI.
Colás wasdesignated for assignment by Chicago on March 26, 2025.[14] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Charlotte on March 28.[15]