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. Contreras first signed with the Braves organization in 2015.
Venezuelan baseball player (born 1997)
Baseball player
William Contreras
Contreras with the Atlanta Braves in 2016
Atlanta Braves – No. 24
Catcher
Born: (1997-12-24) December 24, 1997 (age24) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24,2020,for theAtlanta Braves
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average
.260
Home runs
28
Runs batted in
69
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2022)
World Series champion (2021)
Career
Contreras batting for the Gulf Coast League Braves in 2016
Contreras signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in February 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 the regularly held 2020 spring training,[7] as well as summer camp, held prior to opening day of the shortenend 2020 season.[8] Contreras was activated on July 24, 2020,[9] and made his major league debut that day as a backup catcher.[10] His first career hit and run batted in came as a pinch-hitter the next day, while facing Hunter Strickland.[10][11] In 2020 he was four-for-ten with a double and an RBI.[12]
On May 5, 2021, Contreras hit his first career home run against Washington Nationals pitcher Erick Fedde.[13] He split the 2021 between Gwinnett and Atlanta.[14] While in the majors, he batted .215/.303/.399 with 8 home runs and 23 RBIs.[12] The Braves finished with an 88–73 record, clinching the NL East, and eventually won the 2021 World Series, giving the Braves their first title since 1995.[15]
Contreras made the Atlanta Braves' 2022 Opening Day roster as a backup catcher,[16][17] and again split the year between Atlanta and Gwinnett,[18] where he was expected to improve his skills as a catcher.[19] Contreras was named to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as an injury replacement for designated hitter Bryce Harper. William Contreras and his brother Willson are the fifteenth pair of brothers to be selected to an All-Star Game.[20]
Personal life
William Contreras is the youngest son of William and Olga Contreras.[21] His older brother, Willson, is an MLB catcher for the Chicago Cubs.[22]
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