Wilmer Font

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Font and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Wilmer Font
Texas Rangers – No. 53
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 La Guaira, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 2012 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	5.40
Strikeouts	1
Teams
Texas Rangers (2012–present)

Wilmer Font Gómez (born May 24, 1990) is a right-handed minor league baseball relief pitcher currently with the Texas Rangers.

Signed by scout Manny Batista, Font began his professional career in 2007, playing for the AZL Rangers. That year, he went 2–3 with a 4.53 ERA in 14 games (10 starts), striking out 61 batters in 45 2/3 innings. In 2008, he again pitched for the AZL Rangers, going 1–0 with a 10.38 ERA in three starts, striking out six batters in 4 1/3 innings (that year he allowed only one hit and one walk, but he hit three batters).

In 2009, Font went 8–3 with a 3.49 ERA in 29 games (24 starts), striking out 105 batters in 108 1/3 innings for the Hickory Crawdads. He split 2010 between the Crawdads and Bakersfield Blaze, going 5–3 with a 4.35 ERA in 16 starts, striking out 85 batters in 78 2/3 innings.^[1]

Font was optioned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on March 19, 2013. He was recalled on July 11, and returned to Round Rock on July 18.^[2]

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Google Images for Wilmer Font

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Active roster	1 Elvis Andrus 2 Leonys Martín 8 Geovany Soto 9 Adam Rosales 11 Yu Darvish 13 Jurickson Profar 17 Shin-Soo Choo 18 Mitch Moreland 28 Joakim Soria 29 Adrián Beltré 30 Neftalí Feliz 33 Martín Pérez 35 Jim Adduci 41 Alexi Ogando 43 Engel Beltré 44 Jason Frasor 45 Derek Holland 46 Robbie Ross 49 Nick Tepesch 50 Michael Kirkman 51 Alex Ríos 52 Tanner Scheppers 53 Wilmer Font 54 Matt Harrison 55 Román Méndez 56 Neal Cotts 57 Cory Burns 58 Joseph Ortiz 61 Robinson Chirinos 75 Matt West 84 Prince Fielder – J. P. Arencibia – Lisalverto Bonilla – Alex Castellanos – Michael Choice – Pedro Figueroa – Miles Mikolas – Ben Rowen – Luis Sardiñas – Shawn Tolleson

Coaching staff	Manager: 38 Ron Washington Bench: – Tim Bogar First base: – Bengie Molina Third base: 24 Gary Pettis Hitting: 14 Dave Magadan Assistant Hitting: – Bobby Jones Pitching: 31 Mike Maddux Bullpen: 40 Andy Hawkins Bullpen catcher: 66 Josh Frasier

Persondata
Name	Font, Wilmer
Alternative names
Short description	Basrball player
Date of birth	May 24, 1990
Place of birth	La Guiara, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death

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