Wilmer Flores | |||
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Flores with the New York Mets in 2016
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New York Mets – No. 4 | |||
Infielder | |||
Born: Valencia, Venezuela |
August 6, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 6, 2013, for the New York Mets | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .257 | ||
Home runs | 39 | ||
Runs batted in | 150 | ||
Hits | 294 | ||
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Wilmer Alejandro Flores Garcia (born August 6, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He plays all four infield positions for the Mets.
Flores signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela with the Mets on August 6, 2007, his 16th birthday. He was rated in the Top 100 prospects by Baseball America prior to the 2009 (#47), 2010 (#88) and 2011 (#59) seasons.
Flores started at second base for the World team at the 2009 All-Star Futures Game. He also has been named to the Baseball America Rookie All-Star Team (2008), the APP Post-Season All-Star Team (2008), the MiLB.com Organization All-Star Team (2010) and the South Atlantic League All-Star Team (2010).
In 2011, the Mets sent Flores back to the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League (FSL) to convert him from a shortstop into a third baseman. In 2012 Flores was selected at third base for the FSL All-Star Game. He went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three runs batted in, earning Most Valuable Player honors. He also appeared in the All-Star Futures Game for the second time in his career. The Mets promoted Flores to the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League during the 2012 season. He finished the 2012 season with Binghamton batting .311 in 66 games with 8 home runs, 33 RBIs, and 20 walks.
Flores began the 2013 season with the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He finished his 2013 season with the 51s batting .321 in 107 games with 15 home runs, 86 RBIs, and 25 walks.