Wilfredo Tovar

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Wilfredo Tovar
New York Mets – No. 70
Shortstop
Born: (1991-08-11) August 11, 1991 Santa Teresa de Tuy, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 2013 for the New York Mets
Teams
New York Mets (2013–present)

Wilfredo Tovar (born August 11, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball player for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He plays shortstop.

Tovar originally signed with the Mets in 2008 at age 16. He would play the next six seasons in the Mets minor league system, starting in the Venezuela league and continuing through nearly every level except Triple-A.

Tovar was called up to the major leagues from Double-A on September 21, 2013, after an injury to the Mets' primary shortstop, Ruben Tejada. He made his major league debut on September 22, going 2-4 with an RBI double.^[1]

He ended his 2013 season with a .263 average, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 36 RBI, 70 runs, and 12 stolen bases.^[2]

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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Active roster	1 Chris Young 3 Curtis Granderson 4 Wilmer Flores 5 David Wright 6 Matt den Dekker 9 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 11 Rubén Tejada 12 Juan Lagares 13 Josh Satin 15 Travis d'Arnaud 19 Zach Lutz 20 Anthony Recker 21 Lucas Duda 22 Eric Young, Jr. 27 Jeurys Familia 28 Daniel Murphy 29 Ike Davis 33 Matt Harvey 35 Dillon Gee 36 Juan Centeno 38 Vic Black 39 Bobby Parnell 40 Bartolo Colón 43 Ryan Reid 45 Zack Wheeler 46 Jeff Walters 47 Andrew Brown 48 Jake DeGrom 49 Jon Niese 52 Carlos Torres 56 Scott Rice 58 Jenrry Mejía 62 Eric Goeddel 63 Steven Matz 65 César Puello 66 Josh Edgin 70 Wilfredo Tovar 71 Gonzalez Germen

Coaching staff	Manager 10 Terry Collins Bench Coach 7 Bob Geren First Base Coach 26 Tom Goodwin Third Base Coach 18 Tim Teufel Hitting Coach 51 Dave Hudgens Pitching Coach 59 Dan Warthen Bullpen Coach 25 Ricky Bones Bullpen Catcher 78 Eric Langill Bullpen Catcher 54 Dave Racaniello

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