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Rusber Estrada is a catcher for Navegantes del Magallanes, a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, based in Valencia, Carabobo. Founded in 1917, Magallanes is considered one of the most successful clubs in Venezuelan baseball. Estrada was drafted in the 24th round (712th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2018 and signed for $100,000. He played college baseball for the Faulkner University Eagles. Prior to that he starred at Southwest Tennessee Community College where in 56 Games played he hit .335 with 10 HR’s and 46 RBI’s. He also scored 34 Runs.
In his junior year at Faulkner, Estrada hit .313 with 7 HR, 38 RBI’s and a .911 OPS. He also won the Southern States Athletic Conference Gold Glove award for catching. The Venezuelan native is known for his defensive prowess behind the plate but also has tremendous untapped potential as a hitter. On May 16th, 2018 Estrada had 3 hits including a Home Run for Faulkner in their walk-off Win against Indiana Tech in the NAIA playoffs. With the win, the Eagles clinched a berth in the NAIA World Series. Unfortunately for the Eagles, they were edged by the Southeastern Fire in the World Series 6-4. Estrada went 1-5 in the loss for the Eagles. They finished their season 54-8.
In 2018, Estrada played in 25 games for the Danville Braves and hit .241 and collected 19 Hits and 10 RBI’s in 79 At-Bats. He was promoted to the Florida Fire Frogs where he struggled collecting only 24 Hits in 49 Games. He also added 16 RBI’s and 12 Runs Scored. In 2020 because of the pandemic, the minor league season was canceled and Estrada didn’t play. In 2021, Estrada played for the Rome Braves and hit .205 in 50 games with 7 HR’s, 21 Runs Scored and 19 RBI’s. He also added 23 Walks.
The featured official Frontier League All-Star Game New Era Bag was issued to Rusber Estrada in 2023 as a member of the New Jersey Jackals. Estrada captured player of the week honors for the June 26th week when he knocked in 10 and had a .941 sluggling. For his tremendous season, he was named a 2023 All-Star and was awarded this Bag for the Game. The New Jersey Jackals are a professional baseball team based in Paterson, New Jersey. The Jackals compete in the Frontier League as a member of the East Division in the Atlantic Conference.
In the first Frontier League All-Star Game played in Crestwood, IL in 22 years, the East Division defeated the West Division 10-4 at Ozinga Field on July 12th, 2023. With the wind blowing out, power hitting stole the show early on as the two sides traded home runs. Gateway’s DJ Stewart and Jairus Richards went deep for the West Division and the East answered with long balls from Ottawa’s Jason Dicochea, Keon Barnum and Rusber Estrada from the New Jersey Jackals. Estrada has signed the Bag and added “July 12th, 2023 East 10 West 4 Hit HR” in gold. Awesome and unique memento from the Frontier League!
******Please note that the autograph and logo is on the side of the Bag
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