Kevin Alcántara (born July 12, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
New York Yankees
Alcántara signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 12, 2018. He spent his first professional season in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and rookie–level Gulf Coast League Yankees. Alcántara did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alcántara started 2021 with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees.
Chicago Cubs
On July 29, 2021, the Yankees traded Alcántara and Alexander Vizcaíno to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Anthony Rizzo. He was subsequently assigned to the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Cubs. Alcántara spent the 2022 campaign with the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 home runs, 85 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. On November 15, 2022, the Cubs added Alcántara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Alcántara was optioned to the High–A South Bend Cubs to begin the 2023 season. In 95 games for South Bend, he batted .286/.341/.466 with 12 home runs, 66 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. Alcántara was optioned to the Double–A Tennessee Smokies to begin the 2024 season. During the season, the Cubs promoted him to the Triple–A Iowa Cubs.
On September 25, 2024, the Cubs promoted Alcántara to the major leagues and he made his major league debut that night. In 3 games for Chicago during his rookie campaign, he went 1-for-10 (.100). Alcántara was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to begin the 2025 season.