William Contreras

William Jesus Contreras (born December 24, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut on the Braves' Opening Day in 2020. He has been with the Braves organization since 2015, when he signed a minor league contract.

William Contreras
Contreras with the Rome Braves in 2018
Atlanta Braves – No. 60
Catcher
Born: (1997-12-24) December 24, 1997
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.400
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Career

Contreras signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent on February 10, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut with the DSL Braves in 2015, hitting .314/.370/.413/.783 with 32 RBIs. He played for the GCL Braves in 2016 and hit .264/.346/.375/.721 with 1 home run and 8 RBIs.

He played for the Danville Braves in 2017, hitting .290/.379/.432/.811 with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs. He split the 2018 season between the Rome Braves and the Florida Fire Frogs, hitting a combined .285/.347/.436/.783 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs.[2][3] He split the 2019 season between Florida and the Mississippi Braves, hitting a combined .255/.315/.354/.669 with 6 home runs and 39 RBIs.[4][5]

Contreras was added to the Braves 40 man roster following the 2019 season.[6] He was invited to summer camp, held prior to opening day of the 2020 season.[7] Contreras was activated on July 24, 2020,[8] and made his major league debut that day as a backup catcher.[9] His first career hit and run batted in came as a pinch-hitter the next day, while facing Hunter Strickland.[9][10] In 2020 he was four-for-ten with a double and an RBI.[11]

Personal life

Contreras' older brother, Willson, is an MLB catcher for the Chicago Cubs.[12]

References
  1. "William Contreras". MLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. Gabriel Burns (February 25, 2019). "William Contreras might be Braves' future at catcher, and he isn't that far away". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. "William Contreras keeps climbing". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. Rob Terranova (April 28, 2019). "Contreras perfect at dish for Fire Frogs". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. Chris Harris (June 5, 2019). "Braves promote No. 7 prospect William Contreras to M-Braves". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. Gabriel Burns (November 19, 2019). "Braves protect Pache, 4 others from Rule 5 draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  7. Bowman, Mark (July 18, 2020). "Contreras opening eyes at Summer Camp". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. Bowman, Mark (July 24, 2020). "d'Arnaud, Flowers out; 2 catchers join Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. Bowman, Mark (July 25, 2020). "All-Star brother helping Braves C prospect". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. Bowman, Mark (July 25, 2020). "Ozuna saves the day with his first Braves HR". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. "William Contreras Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. Mark Gonzales (June 20, 2016). "'Special' time shared by Cubs' Willson Contreras and family". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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