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Wilmer Font • P
Status:In the minors
Ht/Wt:6'4", 255 lbs.
Born:May 24, 1990 (34 yrs) in La Guiara, VEN
Experience:6 years
Drafted:Signed by Texas in 2006.
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2023.
Bats:R
Throws:R
Movements & Injuries
2021
12/17/2021 Signed with SSG Landers (Korea Baseball Organization).
2020
10/30/2020 Signed with SK Wyverns (Korea Baseball Organization).
9/28/2020 Refused minor league assignment from the Toronto Blue Jays and opted for free agency.
9/27/2020 Invited to spring training by the Toronto Blue Jays.
9/27/2020 Outrighted to their alternate training site by the Toronto Blue Jays.
9/24/2020 Designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays.
9/17/2020 Missed 8 games (right shin injury).
9/07/2020 Right shin injury, 10-day injured list.
7/27/2020 Missed 3 games (undisclosed).
7/13/2020 Undisclosed, 10-day injured list.
2019
7/19/2019 Added to the Toronto Blue Jays 25-man roster.
7/17/2019 Acquired from the New York Mets
7/12/2019 Designated for assignment by the New York Mets.
5/07/2019 Added to the New York Mets 25-man roster.
5/06/2019 Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays
2018
11/02/2018 Missed the last 80 regular season games (strained right lat muscle).
7/04/2018 Strained right lat, 60-day DL.
6/30/2018 Strained right lat, 10-day DL.
5/26/2018 Added to the Tampa Bay Rays 25-man roster.
5/25/2018 Acquired from the Oakland Athletics
5/23/2018 Designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics.
4/26/2018 Added to the Oakland Athletics 25-man roster.
4/25/2018 Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers
4/23/2018 Designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2017
10/06/2017 Did not make the Los Angeles Dodgers playoff roster.
9/01/2017 Contract purchased from Oklahoma City (AAA).
2016
12/31/2016 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract.
11/07/2016 Opted for minor league free agency.
7/08/2016 Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league contract.
2014
12/05/2014 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor league contract.
11/04/2014 Opted for minor league free agency.
10/06/2014 Outrighted to Round Rock (AAA).
10/02/2014 Designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers.
9/29/2014 Recalled from Frisco (AA).
3/12/2014 Optioned to Round Rock (AAA).
2/17/2014 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2013
7/18/2013 Optioned to Round Rock (AAA).
7/11/2013 Recalled from Round Rock (AAA).
3/19/2013 Optioned to Round Rock (AAA).
2/18/2013 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2012
10/05/2012 Not on the Wild Card playoff game roster.
9/16/2012 Recalled from Frisco (AA).
3/15/2012 Optioned to Myrtle Beach (A).
2/27/2012 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2011
11/02/2011 Missed the last 43 games of the regular season and 17 playoff games (right elbow injury).
8/31/2011 Right elbow injury, 60-day DL.
8/31/2011 Recalled from Myrtle Beach (A).
3/12/2011 Optioned to Myrtle Beach (A).
2/22/2011 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2010
11/19/2010 Contract purchased from Bakersfield (A).
2006
7/11/2006 Signed as an international free agent by the Texas Rangers.
Career Transactions
2019
7/17/2019 New York Mets traded Wilmer Font to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations.
5/06/2019 Tampa Bay Rays traded Wilmer Font to the New York Mets for cash or a player to be named (Neraldo Catalina - 05/13/2019).
2018
5/25/2018 Tampa Bay Rays traded Peter Bayer to the Oakland Athletics for Wilmer Font.
4/25/2018 Los Angeles Dodgers traded Wilmer Font to the Oakland Athletics for Logan Salow.
2016
12/31/2016 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract.
7/08/2016 Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league contract.
2014
12/05/2014 Signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor league contract.
2006
7/11/2006 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Texas Rangers.
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