This article is about the baseball player. For the Chilean footballer, see Wilson Contreras.
Baseball player
Willson Contreras
Contreras with the St.Louis Cardinals in 2023
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 40
Catcher
Born: (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992 (age 31) Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 2016, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics (through May 1, 2024)
Batting average
.257
Home runs
142
Runs batted in
442
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2016–2022)
St. Louis Cardinals (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2018, 2019, 2022)
World Series champion (2016)
Willson Eduardo Contreras (born May 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs.
Contreras made his MLB debut in 2016 and was a member of the 2016 World Series champions. Contreras was voted as a starter in the MLB All-Star Game in 2018, 2019, and 2022. He signed with the Cardinals as a free agent after the 2022 season.
Willson Eduardo Contreras (born May 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB)...
Piña, and Royber Salinas. William Contreras is the youngest son of William and Olga Contreras. His older brother, Willson, is also a catcher and plays for...
lefty reliever Will Smith and Maddon went to rookie catcher WillsonContreras instead. Contreras promptly singled up the middle to tie the game at five. Jason...
the Cardinals began to shift WillsonContreras to designated hitter. However, the change was short-lived, and Contreras had returned to catching duties...
the final series of the season. WillsonContreras hit two home runs, the first in the third inning with two on. Contreras, in celebration, launched a massive...
pushed across three runs on RBIs by Anthony Rizzo, Joc Pederson, and WillsonContreras. But, it was not enough as the Cubs lost the opener 5–3. April 3 –...
sixth after trailing 3–1, highlighted by WillsonContreras' pinch-hit two-run double to take the lead. Contreras then scored from second on an infield hit...
only two hits in the win. June 18 – WillsonContreras, playing in a game against his brother, William Contreras, for the first time, had three hits while...
pounded out seven runs including a first-inning grand slam by WillsonContreras. Contreras homered again in the third and David Bote also homered as the...
season, the only remaining players from the World Series team were WillsonContreras, Jason Heyward, and Kyle Hendricks. On October 15, 2021, the Cubs...
Look up Contreras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contreras is a Spanish surname of toponymic origin, for "from the surrounding area". It is a common...
Compensation picks Compensation pick for the St. Louis Cardinals signing WillsonContreras Compensation pick for the New York Yankees signing Carlos Rodón Compensation...
9, WillsonContreras tripled twice, becoming the first Cub catcher to triple twice in the same game since Steve Swisher in 1977. WillsonContreras hit...
Team” in 2012. This team had future big leaguers: Dan Vogelbach, WillsonContreras, Albert Almora Jr., Feliz Pena, Stephen Bruno, Marco Hernández, Trey...
WillsonContreras followed with singles to score Zobrist, the first Cub run in 22 innings. A Heyward groundout scored another run and left Contreras at...
streak to 3 games". chicagotribune.com. "Cubs 2020 roster outlook: WillsonContreras' health is critical to team's success | RSN". Nbcsports.com. March...
optioned Russell to AAA on July 24, 2019, to make room for catcher WillsonContreras. On December 2, 2019, Russell was non-tendered and became a free agent...
two outs, instead of simply stepping on the bag to force him out. WillsonContreras scored from second base as Craig threw the ball to catcher Michael...
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