Willson Contreras
Willson Contreras was born in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela on May 13th, 1992 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 31, Willson Contreras biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Willson Eduardo Contreras (born May 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He made his MLB debut in 2016.
Early life
Contreras was born on May 13, 1992, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, to Olga and William Contreras. He was the middle child of three, with an older brother, Willmer, and a younger brother, William. Willson and William would play baseball in the street as children by using a crumpled piece of paper as a ball. At the age of 16, Contreras began attending a baseball academy in Venezuela run by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Personal life
Contreras's younger brother, William Contreras, is a catcher for the Atlanta Braves. Contreras married Andrea Villamizar on May 3, 2018. Contreras is a supporter of the Venezuelan opposition and Juan Guaidó.
Career
Contreras was signed as an international free agent with the Chicago Cubs in 2009. That year, he made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Cubs. At the age of 17, he batted.205 in 29 games. In 2010, he batted.313 in 17 games, his highest output at age 18 was with them. He was with the Boise Hawks in 2011 and 2012. Contreras spent 2013 with the Kane County Cougars, 2014 with the Daytona Cubs, and 2015 with the Tennessee Smokies. After batting.333/.478 with eight home runs, he was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in 2015. He appeared in catcher, first base, second base, third base, left field, and right field during his minor league career. Since the season, the Cubs welcomed him to their 40-man roster.
Contreras was ranked 57th on Baseball Prospectus' top 101 prospect list prior to the 2016 season.
On June 17, 2016, he was drafted to the Cubs major league team as a catcher. On the first pitch of his first major-league at-bat, he hit a two-run home run on his first pitch of his first major-league at-bat, becoming the 30th player in the modern MLB era to do so. In his fifth game, he began at the first base position and then moved to left field in his eighth game, establishing himself as a versatile player on the field. Contreras batted in 295 at-bats with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, and a.275 batting average, ending the 2016 regular season with 80 hits in 295 at-bats.
Contreras had a pinch-hit two-run single in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 2016 National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants, with the Cubs leading by 2–1 series. Contreras was forced to second by a Jason Heyward bunt, but the Cubs had the go-ahead run late in the season, propelling them into the National League Championship Series. The Cubs captured the 2016 World Series over the Cleveland Indians, bringing the Cubs their first championship in 108 years. In the seventh game, Contreras led to a double.
Contreras was the Cubs' opening day starting catcher against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 2, 2017. After hitting five home runs in six games, he was named as the National League Player of the Week on August 8. Contreras sustained a light hamstring strain when running to first base against the San Francisco Giants on August 9, which was a minor hamstring strain. He was batting.274 with 93 hits in 339 at bats, hit 21 home runs, and had 70 RBIs at the time of the accident. Willson recovered from his injury on September 10 as a pinch hitter. Contreras was banned for one game for throwing his mask, which bounced and struck umpire Jordan Baker in the shins on September 15, 2017. Contreras ended the season with a.276 batting average, 104 runs, 21 stolen bases, and 74 RBIs in 377 at-bats.
Contreras chose "Willy" as his nickname for the Players Weekend in the 2017 season; however, Jon Lester and pitching coach Chris Bosio gave him the nickname "Killer."
Contreras' longest postseason home run, at 491 feet (150 m), on October 18, 2017, when Statcast began collecting such records in 2015.
Contreras was elected to start in the 2018 All-Star Game, his first All-Star appearance. In 138 games, he ended his 2018 campaign batting.249 with ten home runs and 54 RBIs.
Contreras got off to a good start in the 2019 season, batting.315 with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.069 as of mid-May. He had his first walk-off hit, a solo shot off the Milwaukee Brewers' Burch Smith, on May 11, bringing an end to a 15-inning marathon. In the 2019 National League, Contreras and teammate Javier Baez were the first two starters, but no one had a hit. Contreras strained his hamstring running to first base on August 3 and was put on the 10-day injured list. He had a career run in.335/.533 with 24 home runs and 64 RBIs in 105 games.
Contreras played in 57 games during the shortening 60-game season in 2020, with a batting line of.366/.407 to go along with seven home runs and 26 RBI.
Contreras slashed.237/.438/.438 in 128 games, with 21 home runs and 57 RBIs. On June 24, he claimed to have the first combined no-hitter in Cubs history against the Los Angeles Dodgers.