Meibrys John Viloria Oquendo (born February 15, 1997) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.

Meibrys Viloria
Viloria with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021
Texas Rangers – No. 20
Catcher
Born: (1997-02-15) February 15, 1997 (age 25) Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.201
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	24
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2018–2020) Texas Rangers (2022–present)

Career

Viloria signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in July 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 and played for both the Burlington Royals and the DSL Royals, posting a combined .278 batting average with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 46 combined games between both teams. He spent 2015 back with Burlington where he batted .260 with 16 RBIs in 45 games.

In 2016, he played for the Idaho Falls Chukars where he had a breakout season; he batted .376 with six home runs, 55 RBIs, 28 doubles, 54 runs, a .436 OBP and a 1.042 OPS in 58 games, earning him the Pioneer League MVP award.[2]

Viloria was on Colombia's roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[3] In 2017, he played for the Lexington Legends where he posted a .259 batting average with eight home runs and 52 RBIs in 101 games.[4] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[5] He was called up on September 1, 2018, amid Drew Butera being traded and Salvador Perez getting injured, and made his debut the following day.

On July 16 2019, after starting the season with Kansas City's AA Affiliate Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Viloria was called up to the Royals upon Martín Maldonado being traded to the Chicago Cubs.

Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Viloria batted .190 with no home runs and 0 RBIs in 15 games.[6] On April 1, 2021, Viloria was designated for assignment by the Royals.[7] On April 6, Viloria was outrighted to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[8]

Texas Rangers

On December 3, 2021, Viloria signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[9] He opened the 2022 season with the Round Rock Express. On June 21, 2022, Texas selected his contract to the active roster.[10]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[ru] Вилория, Мейбрис