Wilfredo José Boscán Fernández (born October 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Wilfredo Boscán
Boscán with the Spokane Indians in 2008
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1989-10-26) October 26, 1989 (age 32) Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 19, 2016, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	1–1
Earned run average	6.46
Strikeouts	8
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2016)

Career

Texas Rangers

Boscán played in the Texas Rangers organization from the 2007 season to the 2012 season.

San Diego Padres

Boscán played in the San Diego Padres organization during the 2013 season. He became a free agent after the season.

Boston Red Sox

Boscán played in the Boston Red Sox organization during the 2014 season. He became a free agent after the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 2015 season.

Boscán was called up to the majors for the first time on May 16, 2015.[1] He was then called up a second time on July 12, 2015, and a third time on July 19, 2015. Each time, he was optioned to the AAA Indianapolis Indians before getting the opportunity to make his MLB debut. He was designated for assignment on August 7, 2015, after Deolis Guerra's waiver claim was voided due to injury.

Atlanta Braves

Boscán made his major league debut against the Atlanta Braves on May 19, 2016, after receiving his fourth call-up.[2] He recorded his first career win and hit on May 23 against the Colorado Rockies.[3]

Boscán was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on August 10, 2016. He was released on August 27, 2016. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On April 25, 2019, Boscán signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. Boscán did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He was released on December 9, 2021.

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

On October 12, 2011, Wilfredo made his debut with the Águilas del Zulia organization in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (by its Spanish acronym). Currently he becomes to Navegantes del Magallanes since 2018 from a change.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

References

External links

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