{{short description|Colombian baseball player (born 1987)}} {{family name hatnote|Solano|Preciado|lang=Spanish}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Donovan Solano | image = Donovan Solano (220902-F-JW079-1343) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Solano with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 | team =Free agent | number = | position = Infielder | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|17}} | birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = May 21 | debutyear = 2012 | debutteam = Miami Marlins | statyear = 2025 season | statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .277 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 43 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 300 | teams = * Miami Marlins ({{mlby|2012}}–{{mlby|2015}}) * New York Yankees ({{mlby|2016}}) * San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2019}}–{{mlby|2021}}) * Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|2022}}) * Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2023}}) * San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2024}}) * Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2025}}) * Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2025}}) | awards = * Silver Slugger Award (2020) }} '''Donovan Solano Preciado''', nicknamed '''"Donnie Barrels"''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 30, 2020 |title=SF Giants: Why Donovan Solano's 'Donnie Barrels' nickname is something no one saw coming |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/30/sf-giants-why-donovan-solanos-donnie-barrels-nickname-is-something-no-one-saw-coming/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Baggarly |first=Andrew |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Sweet spot: The Giants' Donovan Solano is baseball's surprise hitting wonder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1988463/2020/08/11/sweet-spot-the-giants-donovan-solano-is-baseballs-surprise-hitting-wonder/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=The Athletic |language= |issn=|author-link=Andrew Baggarly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Do-Hyoung |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Solano would like to turn barrels into dingers |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/donovan-solano-lives-up-to-donnie-barrels-moniker |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> (born December 17, 1987) is a Colombian professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
Solano won the Silver Slugger Award in 2020. He has played for Colombia in several World Baseball Classic tournaments.
==Early life== Solano was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Devoto |first=Jeff |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/national/solano-a-nice-surprise-for-giants/article_b30f8540-d91c-11e9-b559-6b7bbf14ad7d.html |title=Solano a nice surprise for Giants |work=San Mateo Daily Journal |date=September 17, 2019 |access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref> He grew up playing baseball with his older brother, Jhonatan Solano.<ref name=":0" />
==Professional career== ===St. Louis Cardinals=== [[File:Donovan Solano.jpg|upright|left|thumb|Solano with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 spring training]] Solano signed as an international free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in January 2005<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |title=Donovan Solano Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/donovan-solano-456781 |access-date=December 17, 2019 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> after performing well at a workout attended by then-Cardinals scouting director Jeff Luhnow.<ref name=":0" /> In 2008, Solano was a mid-season Florida State League All Star with the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> He spent seven seasons in the Cardinals organization as a backup infielder but never made it to the major leagues with them.<ref name="commercial">{{cite web |last=Morgan |first=Marlon W. |date=April 22, 2012 |title=THE MINORS REPORT: Change good for former Redbird Donovan Solano |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/apr/22/the-minors-report-change-good-for-solano/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722114513/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/apr/22/the-minors-report-change-good-for-solano/ |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |work=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> He advanced as high as Triple-A, playing for the Memphis Redbirds in 2009, 2010, and 2011.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano MLB, Minor League Baseball Statistics |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/101580/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=The Baseball Cube}}</ref> He became a free agent on November 2, 2011.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
===Miami Marlins=== Solano signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011, and was a non-roster invitee to 2012 spring training.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> Solano competed for a reserve infielder role with the Marlins, ultimately won by Donnie Murphy. Solano was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs.<ref name="commercial" /> He received his first promotion to MLB by the Marlins on May 20, becoming the 12th Colombian-born player to reach the major leagues.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name=":0" /> On May 22, he singled in his first career at-bat, a pinch-hit single in the 7th inning.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano 2012 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=solando01&t=b&year=2012 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Solano started his first MLB game on May 26. He went 2-for-4 against the San Francisco Giants with two hits and a run batted in (RBI).<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Juan C. |date=May 20, 2012 |title=Miami Marlins promote Coghlan, Solano, DL Bonifacio; Adam Lind status |url=http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2012/05/report-miami-marlins-to-promote-donovan-solano-from-triple-a-adam-lind-status.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624030806/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_baseball_marlins/2012/05/report-miami-marlins-to-promote-donovan-solano-from-triple-a-adam-lind-status.html |archive-date=June 24, 2012 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |work=Sun-Sentinel}}</ref>
After the Marlins traded away infielders Hanley Ramírez and Omar Infante, in July, Solano competed with Murphy and Greg Dobbs for playing time at third base, as Emilio Bonifacio took over second base .<ref>{{cite web |last=Green |first=Tom |date=July 25, 2012 |title=With Hanley gone, Solano to get time at third |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120725&content_id=35538312¬ebook_id=35540142&vkey=notebook_mia&c_id=mia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606233314/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120725&content_id=35538312¬ebook_id=35540142&vkey=notebook_mia&c_id=mia |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> After Bonifacio injured his knee, Solano took over second while Murphy, Dobbs, and Gil Velazquez competed to be the starting third baseman. Solano finished the season batting .295/.342/.375 in 285 at bats with two home runs, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 28 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases.<ref name=":2" /> He was named the second baseman on the ''Baseball America'' All-Rookie Team.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB All-Rookie Team (Baseball America) Historical Winners |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/awards/RK-AS/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=The Baseball Cube}}</ref>
The Marlins placed Solano on the disabled list on May 7, 2013, retroactive to May 4, with a strained left intercostal muscle. He returned and played in 102 games, batting .249/.305/.316. He was named the Marlins' Defensive Player of the Year by Wilson after playing primarily second base.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name="baseball-reference2">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/solando01.shtml |title=Donovan Solano Stats |access-date=December 17, 2019|website=Baseball Reference}}</ref>
In 2014, he appeared in 111 games for the Marlins, batting .252/.300/.323. In 2015, his last year with Miami, he appeared in only 55 games, splitting time between shortstop, third base, and second base, with a dismal .189 batting average.<ref name="baseball-reference2"/> He became a free agent on October 17.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
===New York Yankees=== On January 9, 2016, the New York Yankees signed Solano to a minor league contract.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Cabeza Jabba |first=Edson |date=January 7, 2016 |title=Es un sueño llegar al Real Madrid del béisbol: Dónovan Solano |trans-title='It's a dream to reach the Real Madrid of baseball': Dónovan Solano |url=http://www.elheraldo.co/deportes/es-un-sueno-llegar-al-real-madrid-del-beisbol-donovan-solano-237266 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |work=El Heraldo |language=es}}</ref> He spent the 2016 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, with whom he was a postseason All-Star after batting .319 (eighth in the International League)/.349/.436 with 33 doubles (tied for third in the league), 7 home runs, 7 sacrifice flies (leading the league), and 67 RBI (tied for fourth) in 546 plate appearances.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=2016 International League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=d43c241c |access-date=December 17, 2019 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> The Yankees promoted him on September 18, following an injury to Starlin Castro. In 23 plate appearances, he hit .227/.261/.455.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Jennings |first=Chad |date=September 18, 2016 |title=Lohud Yankees Blog: Yanks add Solano in wake of Castro's injury |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/09/18/yankees-add-solano-wake-castros-hamstring-injury/90626222/ |access-date=November 13, 2019 |publisher=Lohud.com}}</ref> The Yankees outrighted him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after the regular season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jennings |first=Chad |date=October 10, 2016 |title=Lohud Yankees Blog: Roster cleanup continues with Solano outrighted |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/10/10/roster-cleanup-continues-donovan-solano-outrighted/91855432/ |access-date=November 13, 2019 |publisher=Lohud.com}}</ref>
Solano spent the 2017 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hitting .282/.329/.391 with 44 runs, 29 doubles (tied for 9th in the league), four home runs, and 48 RBI in 405 plate appearances.<ref name=":1" /> He batted .330 with runners in scoring position. He became a free agent on November 6.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2017 |title=Minor League Free Agents 2017 |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2017/?amphtml |access-date=April 28, 2024 |website=baseballamerica.com |language=en}}</ref> Following the season, he played for Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League, hitting .371/.400/.468 in 62 at bats.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
===Los Angeles Dodgers=== On January 19, 2018, Solano signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played in 81 games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Pacific Coast League, batting .318./.353/.430 in 340 plate appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=0079f8cf|title=2018 Oklahoma City Dodgers Statistics|work=Baseball Reference|access-date=September 16, 2018}}</ref> A hamstring injury cost him playing time.<ref name=":0" /> Solano became a free agent following the season on November 2.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2018|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2018/|access-date=June 21, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|date=November 6, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
===San Francisco Giants=== On December 18, 2018, Solano signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-dec-19-2018-jan-10-2019/|title=Minor League Transactions: Dec 19 - Jan 10|work=Baseball America|first=Matt|last=Eddy|date=January 12, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> He started the 2019 season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, batting .322/.392/.437 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in 24 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano - 2019 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/donovan-solano/8623/game-log?position=2B&gds=&gde=&season=2019&type=-1 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=FanGraphs }}</ref><ref name="baseball-reference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=solano001don |title=Donovan Solano Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> The Giants selected his contract on May 7, his first time in MLB since the end of the 2016 season. With the Giants in 2019, he batted .330/.360/.456 with 27 runs, four home runs, and 23 RBIs in 215 at-bats. He hit line drives on 33.9 percent of batted balls, the highest of any MLB batter with at least 60 plate appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major League Leaders 2019 |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=2&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2019&season=2019&sortcol=4&sortdir=default&qual=60 |website=FanGraphs}}</ref> He also hit .402 on the road, the first time a batter topped .400 since Ichiro Suzuki in 2004.<ref name=":0" /> He played primarily second base, getting regular appearances as a pinch hitter and shortstop, with a few games at third base and designated hitter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=Bryan |url=https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2019/11/7/20953892/sf-giants-batter-of-the-year-2019-vote |title=POLL: Who is the Giants' Batter of the Year for 2019? |work=McCovey Chronicles |date=November 7, 2019 |access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano 2019 Batting Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=solando01&year=2019&t=b |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On December 2, he and the Giants agreed to a one-year, $1.375 million contract, avoiding arbitration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasypros.com/mlb/news/240672/donovan-solano-giants-agree-on.php|title=Donovan Solano and Giants agree on contract|date=December 3, 2019|website=FantasyPros}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |title=Donovan Solano {{!}} MLB Contracts & Salaries |url=https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/10675/donovan-solano |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Spotrac |language=}}</ref>thumb|upright|Solano with the San Francisco Giants in 2021Solano had a breakout year in the shortened 2020 season. After making an out in his only at bat on Opening Day, he had a career-high 17-game hitting streak, batting .439 from July 25 to August 15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano 2020 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=solando01&t=b&year=2020 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On September 1, Solano had a career-high 6 RBIs in a 23–5 blowout win over the Colorado Rockies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401226213 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214049/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401226213 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |title=Giants vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 1, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He ended the 2020 season batting a career-high .326 (5th in the NL)/.365/.463, with a career-high 15 doubles (fourth), three home runs, 29 RBIs, and three sacrifice flies (seventh) in 54 games in the 60-game season.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 National League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2020-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, his 11 errors were the second-most in baseball, behind Rafael Devers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Major League Baseball Fielding Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2020-fielding-leaders.shtml |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He won the Silver Slugger Award for National League second basemen.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /> He also won a sportsman of the year award from Colombian journalists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ascencio |first=Orlando |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Solano encabezó el batazo del béisbol en la gala de Acord Atlántico |trans-title=Solano led the baseball batting at the Acord Atlántico gala |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/otros-deportes/donovan-solano-deportista-del-ano-para-acord-atlantico-556324 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=El Tiempo |language=spanish}}</ref>
Solano signed a $3.25 million contract on February 18, 2021.<ref name=":4" /> In the 2021 regular season, Solano batted .280/.344/.404 with 35 runs, seven home runs, and 31 RBIs in 344 plate appearances. He made his MLB postseason debut but was hitless in 9 plate appearances with 1 sacrifice fly and 1 RBI.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2021 |title=Donovan Solano drives in Flores with a sacrifice fly |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/julio-urias-in-play-run-s-to-donovan-solano-ceqfmw |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He became a free agent on November 3.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
===Cincinnati Reds=== On March 16, 2022, Solano signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds.<ref>{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Kyle | title=Donovan Solano signed by Cincinnati Reds to help infield | website=Cincinnati Enquirer | date=2022-03-16 | url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2022/03/16/reds-sign-infielder-donovan-solano-silver-slugger-award-winner-giants/7066585001/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114718u114318d00----v114718&gca-ft=280&gca-ds=sophi&gnt-djm=1 | access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> He started the season on the injured list and received a platelet-rich plasma injection to address lingering pain in his left hamstring in April. He was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 23.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reds' Donovan Solano: Shifts to 60-day IL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/reds-donovan-solano-shifts-to-60-day-il/|access-date=February 8, 2023|website=CBS Sports}}</ref> He made his first appearance for the Reds on June 22. Solano appeared in 80 games for Cincinnati, slashing .284/.339/.385 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan Solano - 2022 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/donovan-solano/8623/game-log?position=2B&gds=&gde=&season=2022&type=0 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=FanGraphs }}</ref>
===Minnesota Twins=== Solano signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Minnesota Twins on February 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Twins sign Donovan Solano to one-year contract |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-twins-sign-donovan-solano-to-one-year-contract |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=mlb.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Darragh |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Twins Sign Donovan Solano |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/twins-to-sign-donovan-solano.html |access-date=2025-11-29 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> In 134 games for Minnesota, he batted .282/.369/.391 with five home runs and a career-high 38 RBI as the Twins won American League Central. In his return to the postseason, he batted 1-for-10 with 3 walks.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Donovan Solano singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd. |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/framber-valdez-in-play-no-out-to-donovan-solano-bvcg2m |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Solano became a free agent on November 2.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
===San Diego Padres=== On April 15, 2024, Solano signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.<ref>{{cite news |title=Padres sign veteran infielder Donovan Solano to minors deal |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39950514/padres-sign-veteran-infielder-donovan-solano-minors-deal |access-date=April 15, 2024 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> In 12 games for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, he hit .318/.392/.455 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. On May 5, the Padres added Solano to their major league roster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deeds |first=Nick |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Padres Select Donovan Solano |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/padres-select-donovan-solano.html |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> Solano started his time with the Padres primarily playing third base with Manny Machado limited due to his recovery from an elbow surgery at the end of the previous season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Machado undergoes surgery, hopeful to return by Opening Day |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/manny-machado-undergoes-elbow-surgery |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He played first base on September 25 as the Padres clinched a postseason berth with a triple play against the Dodgers, making the game's final putout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=September 25, 2024 |title='Baseball genius': Inside Padres' postseason-clinching triple play |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/breaking-down-padres-game-winning-triple-play-vs-dodgers |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=MLB.com |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2024 |title=Padres clinch with first triple play of second half |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/padres-clinch-with-first-triple-play-of-second-half |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Solano hit a career high 8 home runs in the regular season, batting .286/.343/.417 in 96 games as the Padres advanced to the National League Division Series before their elimination by the Dodgers.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Career High In Hr Over A Season For Donovan Solano |url=https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/career-high-in-hr-over-a-season-for-donovan-solano |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=StatMuse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2024 |title=Padres eliminated from playoffs after loss to Dodgers in Game 5 of NLDS |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/padres-eliminated-playoffs-loss-dodgers-023536013.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM5gXAiE-Y3c3Hv-KUzKh17qgo_rWdHeIT_mYYHUWVcf4DlJlwe8BjEal4_YKoOe9hzYC5S5MRdzlt1e-_1U01sp0wNRSuQWMrl_tIJAu-z1jt91CAiS8TAVNdrxPtkLkmHR5hsYEYXwApsumq-xtYbmKBmqA1iw888RXzvytcnN |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Solano again struggled in the playoffs, batting 1-for-14.<ref name="baseball-reference2" /> He returned to free agency on October 31.<ref name="autogenerated2" />
===Seattle Mariners=== On January 13, 2025, Solano signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Seattle Mariners.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mariners, Donovan Solano finalize $3.5M, 1-year contract |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43401316/mariners-donovan-solano-finalize-35m-1-year-contract |access-date=January 14, 2025 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=January 13, 2025}}</ref> He hit two home runs at Wrigley Field on June 22.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jay |date=2025-06-22 |title=Donovan Solano hits 2 homers as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 14-6 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/donovan-solano-hits-2-homers-212129876.html |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In 69 games for Seattle, he batted .252/.295/.344 with three home runs and 21 RBI. The Mariners released him on September 1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mariners promote top catching prospect Harry Ford |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46129422/mariners-promote-top-catching-prospect-harry-ford |access-date=September 1, 2025 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=September 1, 2025}}</ref>
===Texas Rangers=== On September 9, 2025, Solano signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mariners lose yet another bat to rival Rangers in worrying trend |url=https://sodomojo.com/mariners-lose-yet-another-bat-to-rival-rangers-in-worrying-trend-01k4sz87dh15 |access-date=September 10, 2025 |last=Rymer |first=Zachery |work=Sodo Mojo |date=September 10, 2025|publisher=FanSided}}</ref> In 10 games for the Triple-A Round Rock Express, he hit .212/.308/.303 with two RBI. On September 26, the Rangers selected Solano's contract, adding him to their active roster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=September 26, 2025 |title=Rangers Promote Jose Corniell |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/09/rangers-select-donovan-solano.html |access-date=2025-11-28 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He played in two games for Texas, batting 0-for-3.<ref name="baseball-reference2" />
==International career== Solano played for the Colombia national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifiers. He batted .385/.467/.615, leading the team with 5 hits and 3 RBI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/colombia/2012 |title=Stats - Colombia 2012 |website=MLB.com |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> However, Colombia did not move on from the qualifiers that year, after losing to Brazil and Panama.
After Colombia qualified for the 2017 WBC, Solano played for the national team alongside his brother Jhonatan.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> Solano batted 3-for-14, with a .214/.267/.214 slash line<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/colombia/2017 |title=Stats - Colombia 2017 |website=MLB.com |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> as Colombia was eliminated in the first round.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Andre C. |date=March 12, 2017 |title=Dominican Republic holds off Colombia in 11 innings to advance |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article138110153.html |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Miami Herald}} </ref>
Solano initially committed to play in the 2023 WBC but withdrew from the team the month before the tournament to prepare for his upcoming season with the Twins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glaser |first=Kyle |title=2023 Colombia World Baseball Classic Roster |url=https://old.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-colombia-world-baseball-classic-roster/ |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Baseball America}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Phil |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Twins newcomer Donovan Solano shows commitment by skipping World Baseball Classic |url=https://www.startribune.com/donovan-solanos-actions-prove-his-loyalty-minnesota-twins/600253994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316084731/https://www.startribune.com/donovan-solanos-actions-prove-his-loyalty-minnesota-twins/600253994/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Star Tribune }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Clásico Mundia: Colombia pierde a IF ex-Yankees en róster de WBC; ya tiene reemplazo |trans-title=World Classic: Colombia loses ex-Yankee IF on WBC roster; he already has a replacement |url=https://www.albat.com/clasicomundial/Clasico-Mundial-Colombia-pierde-a-IF-ex-Yankees-en-roster-de-WBC-ya-tiene-reemplazo-20230222-0032.html |work=AlBat.com |language=es}}</ref>
Solano played in the 2026 WBC, batting 1-for-10 and tied for the tournament lead with 7 walks as Colombia again did not advance past the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WBC Stats {{!}} WBC Team Stats {{!}} WBC Leaders |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/colombia/walks/2026 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=MLB.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WBC Stats {{!}} WBC Team Stats {{!}} WBC Leaders |url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/walks/2026 |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=www.mlb.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Solano's older brother, Jhonatan Solano, was a catcher who made his debut in May 2012 for the Washington Nationals against Solano's Marlins.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |last=Kilgore |first=Adam |date=May 29, 2012 |title=Jhonatan Solano greets his brother Donovan Solano in the majors with their parents watching |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jhonatan-solano-greets-his-brother-donovan-solano-in-the-majors-with-their-parents-watching/2012/05/29/gJQAPfLvzU_blog.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602222607/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jhonatan-solano-greets-his-brother-donovan-solano-in-the-majors-with-their-parents-watching/2012/05/29/gJQAPfLvzU_blog.html |archive-date=2012-06-02 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhonatan Solano - 2012 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jhonatan-solano/7515/game-log?position=C&gds=&gde=&season=2012&type=0 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=FanGraphs Baseball |language=en}}</ref> The Solanos were the first brothers to make their MLB debut in the same month since Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero in September 1996, and the first brothers to have their first MLB hit in the same month since Pete Stanicek and Steve Stanicek in September 1987.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> The brothers played together for the Marlins in 2015 and for Colombia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Craig |date=March 11, 2017 |title=Solano brothers lead Colombia to first WBC win over Canada |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/03/11/solano-brothers-lead-colombia-to-first-wbc-win-over-canada/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918194423/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/03/11/solano-brothers-lead-colombia-to-first-wbc-win-over-canada/ |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> Their father pitched and played infield in Colombian baseball leagues.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />
Solano and his wife have three sons.<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=CwBGH7POxFn |user=DSolano17 |title=Este post está dedicado a mi amorcito de mi vida más pequeñito que la gracia De Dios te siga acompañando cada día mi Gordo más feliz Que te falte todo menos su presencia mi Amor porque si lo tienes a El lo tendrás todo en la vida |first=Donovan |last=Solano |date=August 16, 2023|language=es}}</ref> He is a Christian.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mercer |first1=Kevin |title=S.F. Giants' Donovan Solano leads MLB in batting as he praises God |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/baseball/2020/08/07/giants-donovan-solano-praises-god-leads-mlb-batting/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
==See also== *List of Major League Baseball players from Colombia
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