Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Victor Robles was born on May 19, 1997, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Robles signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 in the Dominican Republic with the Dominican Summer League Nationals in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League, batting . After the 2017 Eastern League season ended, the Washington Nationals promoted Robles to the major leagues for the first time on September 7, 2017. He became the youngest man to play in the 2017 Major League Baseball season as he made his debut that day against the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 2020 he batted .220/.293/.315 with three home runs and 15 RBIs in 168 at bats, and had the lowest slugging percentage of all NL qualified batters. He was the seventh-youngest player in the NL.

Robles struggled offensively in 2021, batting .203/.310/.295 with just two home runs and 19 RBIs in 315 at bats. On August 31, he was optioned to the Rochester Red Wings, the Nationals' minor league affiliate in the Triple-A East league.

In 2022, Robles batted .224/.273/.311 in 366 at bats, and led the major leagues in bunt hits (with 10), as on defense he led NL center fielders in assists (7), range factor, and errors (6).