Juan David Yepez (born February 19, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
On May 20, 2017, Yepez was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Matt Adams. He was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, with whom he finished the year. Over 116 games between the two clubs, he slashed .265/.308/.388 with eight home runs and 62 RBIs.
On October 6, 2021, the Cardinals selected Yepez’s contract and added him to the 26-man roster for the 2021 National League Wild Card Game, but he did not make an appearance.
He returned to Memphis to begin the 2022 season. He was recalled to the major league roster by St. Louis on May 3, 2022. Yepez made his major league debut the next day against the Kansas City Royals as the starting right fielder, and hit a double off Kris Bubic in his first at-bat.
He recorded another double in his second at-bat, becoming the first player in Cardinals history to hit two doubles in their first game. He hit his first career home run off Jakob Junis against the San Francisco Giants on May 8, 2022.
There are no details about whether he has children or not. He may be may or may not have children. There are also no rumors about his children.