Win–loss record 0–0 Role Baseball player Name Wilmer Font Salary 501,000 USD (2014) | Strikeouts 1 Weight 95 kg Earned run average 5.40 Height 1.93 m | |
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Texas rangers prospect wilmer font throws wicked pitches in bullpen
Wilmer Font Gómez (born May 24, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers.
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- Texas rangers prospect wilmer font throws wicked pitches in bullpen
- Font earns first win as Rays blank Yankees 62318
- Texas Rangers
- Ottawa Champions
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- References
Font earns first win as Rays blank Yankees: 6/23/18
Texas Rangers
Font was signed as an amateur free agent by the Texas Rangers on July 11, 2006. He began his professional career in 2007, playing for the Arizona League 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. His 2010 season ended early when he came down with an elbow injury on July 7 which led to him undergoing Tommy John surgery after the season. He missed the entire 2011 season while recovering from the surgery. He returned in 2012 and pitched in 33 games (19 starts) primarily with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Frisco RoughRiders. He had a 4.03 ERA.
Font made his major league debut for the Rangers on September 18, 2012, pitching one scoreless inning of relief against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He pitched two innings over three games for the Rangers, allowing two earned runs and striking out one batter. His first MLB strikeout was against Mike Trout of the Angels on September 28.
Font spent most of the 2013 season in the minors, pitching in 26 games for Frisco and 16 for the Round Rock Express. In 42 games he had a 1.90 ERA. He also pitched in two games in the majors for the Rangers in July, and did not allow a run in 1 1⁄3 innings. He spent the entire 2014 season with Frisco and was 1–2 with a 3.48 ERA in 29 games. Font was designated for assignment on October 2, 2014.
Ottawa Champions
Font signed with the Cincinnati Reds in the offseason, but was released on March 31, 2015. He then signed with the Ottawa Champions of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season. He made 20 starts for the Champions and was 10–4 with a 4.09 ERA. He returned to Ottawa to start the 2016 season and began 2–2 with a 4.18 ERA in 10 games (9 starts).
Toronto Blue Jays
On July 4, 2016, Font's contract with the Ottawa Champions was purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He pitched in 12 games (11 starts) in the Blue Jays farm system with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Buffalo Bisons and was 4–4 with a 3.68 ERA.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Font signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2016. He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season and was selected as the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League mid-season all-star team. Font started 25 games for Oklahoma City in 2017 and was 10–8 with a 3.42 ERA and 178 strikeouts, setting a new team franchise record and winning him the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Award.
Font was promoted to the majors with the Dodgers on September 2.