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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viloria and the second or maternal family name is Oquendo.
Meibrys Viloria
Viloria with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021
San Francisco Giants
Catcher
Born: (1997-02-15) February 15, 1997 (age 27)
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.201
Home runs3
Runs batted in24
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Meibrys John Viloria Oquendo (born February 15, 1997) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers.

Career

Viloria signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in July 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014, and played for both the Burlington Royals and the DSL Royals, posting a combined .278 batting average with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 46 combined games between both teams. He spent 2015 back with Burlington, where he batted .260 with 16 RBIs in 45 games.

In 2016, he played for the Idaho Falls Chukars where he had a breakout season. He led the Pioneer League with 28 doubles and 44 RBIs, and batted .376(6th in the league)/.436/.606(9th) with 54 runs (3rd in the Pioneer League), six home runs, 54 runs, 8 hit by pitch (2nd), 5 sacrifice flies (3rd), and a 1.042 OPS (8th) in 58 games, earning him the Pioneer League MVP award.[2][3]

Viloria was on Colombia's roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[4] In 2017, he played for the Lexington Legends, where he posted a .259 batting average with eight home runs and 52 RBIs in 101 games.[5] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[6]

He was called up on September 1, 2018, amid Drew Butera being traded and Salvador Perez getting injured, and made his debut the following day. In 2018 he was the youngest player in the American League.[7] For the Royals in 2018, he batted 7-for-27 with four RBIs.[8]

On July 16, 2019, after starting the season with Kansas City's AA affiliate Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Viloria was called up to the Royals upon Martín Maldonado being traded to the Chicago Cubs. In 2019 for the Royals he batted .211/.259/.286 in 133 at bats, with a home run and 15 RBIs.[9] In 2019 with Northwest Arkansas he batted .264/.344/.332 in 220 at bats, with one home run and 24 RBIs.[10]

Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Viloria batted 4-for-21 without any home runs or RBIs.[11]

On April 1, 2021, Viloria was designated for assignment by the Royals.[12] On April 6, he was outrighted to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[13]

In 2021 in the minor leagues, between AAA Omaha and AA Northwest Arkansas he batted .242/.368/.384 in 281 at bats, with 37 runs, 8 home runs, and 31 RBIs.[14] On November 7, 2021, he was granted free agency.[15]

Texas Rangers

On December 3, 2021, Viloria signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[16] He opened the 2022 season with the AAA Round Rock Express. On June 21, 2022, Texas selected his contract to the active roster.[17]

In 2022 with AAA Round Rock, he batted .280/.422(tied for 2nd in the Pacific Coast League)/.440 in 175 at bats, with 38 runs, 5 home runs, and 28 RBIs.[18][19] In 2022 with the Rangers, he batted .159/.280/.270 in 63 at bats, with 10 runs, two home runs, and five RBIs.[20]

In 86 major league games at catcher through 2022, he caught 36% of runners attempting to steal.[21]

San Francisco Giants

On November 10, 2022, Viloria was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants, along with Drew Strotman.

References

  1. ^ "Chukars Notebook: Q&A with Meibrys Viloria". 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Kansas City Royals' Meibrys Viloria of Idaho Falls Chukars named MVP in Pioneer League - MiLB.com News".
  4. ^ "Colombia sets World Baseball Classic roster". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Meibrys Viloria Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Royals add three to 40-man roster". 20 November 2017.
  7. ^ [2]
  8. ^ [3]
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  10. ^ [5]
  11. ^ "Meibrys Viloria Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  12. ^ "Royals DFA Meibrys Viloria, Scott Blewett". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 4/6/21".
  14. ^ [6]
  15. ^ [7]
  16. ^ "Rangers Sign Yohel Pozo, Three Others To Minors Deals".
  17. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (June 21, 2022). "Rangers play roster shuffle as Josh Smith and Mitch Garver return from IL". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  18. ^ [8]
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  20. ^ [10]
  21. ^ [11]
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