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Kelvim Escobar
Venezuelan baseball player (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Bolívar.
Baseball player
Kelvim José Escobar Bolívar (born April 11, ) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays (–) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (–, ). He won games, but his career was cut short by shoulder injuries.
Career
Toronto Blue Jays
Escobar signed as an amateur free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays in He was rated the 2nd best prospect in the Florida State League in He was also rated the 4th best prospect in the Blue Jays organization in Escobar made his major league debut on June 29, coming up as a reliever. He was able to save 14 games. For the next five seasons, he was being switched in and out of the bullpen. Over that period he had a record of 42–44 with 40 saves. In , he became second on the Blue Jays all-time single season saves l