Oscar Colás

BIOGRAPHY

Oscar Colas was born September 17, 1998, in Santiago de Cuba Province. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

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.

From mid-2017 season to mid-2019 season, he played in informal matches 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. On August 18, he debuted against the Saitama Seibu Lions, and recorded a home run at the first Plate appearance in the Pacific League. In 2019 season, he played 7 games in the Pacific League.

On January 3, 2020, Francys Romero of MLB.com reported that Colás has defected from Cuba and is looking to sign on with a Major League team. 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 bonus was worth $2.7 million. Soon after, Colás gave up pitching to focus on outfield work. 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 clubs, Colás slashed .314/.371/.524 while tallying 23 home runs, 79 RBI, and 3 stolen bases.

On March 26, 2023, the White Sox announced that Colás had made the Opening Day roster. He has his contract selected on March 30, 2023.