| Oscar Colás | |
| Team: | Chicago White Sox |
| Number: | 22 |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Cuba Province |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | August 18 |
| Debutyear: | 2019 |
| Debutteam: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Debut2league: | MLB |
| Debut2date: | March 30 |
| Debut2year: | 2023 |
| Debut2team: | Chicago White Sox |
| Statyear: | 2019 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .278 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 2 |
| Stat2league: | MLB |
| Stat2year: | June 21, 2024 |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .223 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 5 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 23 |
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Oscar Luis Colás Leon (born September 17, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2019. He made his 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 the Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series.
On May 10, 2017, the Government of Cuba signed a contract to dispatch Colás and Liván Moinelo to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a developmental player.[1] [2] From mid-2017 season to mid-2019 season, he played in informal games against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western 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 a registered player under control.[3] On August 18, he debuted against the Saitama Seibu Lions, and recorded a home run at the first Plate appearance in the Pacific 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 by Major League Baseball. He was made eligible to sign with a club starting in January 2021.
On January 25, 2022, Colás signed with the Chicago White Sox. His signing 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-A Winston-Salem Dash, Double-A Birmingham Barons, and Triple-A Charlotte Knights. In 117 games between the three minor league clubs, Colás slashed .314/.371/.524 while tallying 23 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 3 stolen bases while being caught four times.[8]
On March 26, 2023, the White Sox announced that Colás had made the Opening Day roster.[9] He made his MLB debut on March 30, 2023, recording a hit as a pinch hitter.[10] Colás batted .211 with one home run and seven RBIs in 25 games, before he was optioned to Charlotte. In 48 games for Charlotte, he batted .293 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs 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 RBIs 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]