William Contreras

William Contreras
Contreras with the Atlanta Braves in 2022
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 24
Catcher
Born: (1997-12-24) December 24, 1997 (age 26)
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.277
Home runs68
Runs batted in239
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Jesus Contreras (born December 24, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves.

Contreras signed with the Braves organization in 2015 and made his major league debut on Opening Day in 2020. Contreras was a member of the 2021 World Series champions and was named an All-Star in 2022. The Braves traded Contreras to the Brewers after the 2022 season, where he was awarded the Silver Slugger Award in 2023 and named to his second All-Star Game in 2024.

Career

Atlanta Braves

Contreras signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in February 2015.[1] He made his professional debut with the DSL Braves in 2015, hitting .314/.370/.413/.783 with 32 runs batted in (RBIs). He played for the GCL Braves in 2016 and hit .264/.346/.375/.721 with one home run and eight RBIs.[2]

Contreras batting for the Gulf Coast League Braves in 2016

Contreras played for the Danville Braves in 2017, hitting .290/.379/.432/.811 with four home runs and 25 RBIs. He split the 2018 season between the Rome Braves and the Florida Fire Frogs, hitting a combined .285/.347/.436/.783 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs.[3][4] He split the 2019 season between Florida and the Mississippi Braves, hitting a combined .255/.315/.354/.669 with 6 home runs and 39 RBIs.[5][6]

The Braves added Contreras to their 40 man roster following the 2019 season to protect him from being eligible in the Rule 5 draft.[7] He was invited to the regularly held 2020 spring training,[8] as well as summer camp, held prior to opening day of the shortenend 2020 season.[9] Contreras was activated on July 24, 2020,[10] and made his major league debut that day as a backup catcher.[11] His first career hit and run batted in came as a pinch-hitter the next day, while facing Hunter Strickland.[11][12] In 2020 he was four-for-ten with a double and an RBI.[13]

On May 5, 2021, Contreras hit his first career home run against Washington Nationals pitcher Erick Fedde.[14] He split the 2021 between Gwinnett and Atlanta.[15] While in the majors, he batted .215/.303/.399 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs.[13] The Braves finished with an 88–73 record, clinching the NL East, and eventually won the 2021 World Series, giving the Braves their first title since 1995.[16]

Contreras made the Atlanta Braves' 2022 Opening Day roster as a backup catcher,[17][18] and again split the year between Atlanta and Gwinnett,[19] where he was expected to improve his skills as a catcher.[20] Contreras was named to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as an injury replacement for designated hitter Bryce Harper. William and his brother Willson became the fifteenth pair of brothers to be selected to an All-Star Game.[21]

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 12, 2022, the Braves sent Contreras to the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-team trade in which the Braves acquired Sean Murphy, the Brewers also acquired Joel Payamps and Justin Yeager, and the Oakland Athletics acquired Esteury Ruiz, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, Manny Piña, and Royber Salinas.[22]

In 2023, Contreras played 141 games, batting .289/.367/.457 with an OPS of .825. His defense at catcher improved significantly, and he won a silver slugger award at the end of the season.

In 2024, Contreras played in 155 games, batting .281/.365/.466 with an OPS of .831. Despite his defense at catcher regressing slightly, he gain more WAR (wins above replacement) in 2024 (4.9) than in 2023 (3.8).

Personal life

William Contreras is the youngest son of William and Olga Contreras.[23] His older brother, Willson, is also a catcher and plays for the St. Louis Cardinals.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Sports transactions: baseball". Elyria Chronicle Telegram. February 12, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2022. Republished by the Sumter Item
  2. ^ "William Contreras Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Gabriel Burns (February 25, 2019). "William Contreras might be Braves' future at catcher, and he isn't that far away". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "William Contreras keeps climbing". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Rob Terranova (April 28, 2019). "Contreras perfect at dish for Fire Frogs". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Chris Harris (June 5, 2019). "Braves promote No. 7 prospect William Contreras to M-Braves". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Gabriel Burns (November 19, 2019). "Braves protect Pache, 4 others from Rule 5 draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Burns, Gabriel (March 11, 2020). "Pache among Braves sent to Triple-A Gwinnett". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Bowman, Mark (July 18, 2020). "Contreras opening eyes at Summer Camp". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Bowman, Mark (July 24, 2020). "d'Arnaud, Flowers out; 2 catchers join Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Bowman, Mark (July 25, 2020). "All-Star brother helping Braves C prospect". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Bowman, Mark (July 25, 2020). "Ozuna saves the day with his first Braves HR". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "William Contreras Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ^ Bowman, Mark (May 6, 2021). "Ozuna extends Braves' grand slam barrage". MLB.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Bowman, Mark (July 7, 2021). "Struggling Contreras optioned; Lucroy up". MLB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  16. ^ Castrovince, Anthony (November 3, 2021). "Braves win World Series 2021". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Toscano, Justin (April 7, 2022). "Braves announce 2022 opening-day roster". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Braves place C Piña on IL, Contreras recalled from Triple-A". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2022. Alternative URLs
  19. ^ "Braves blast Nationals in Bryce Elder's debut". Reuters. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Bowman, Mark (April 28, 2022). "Contreras brothers share emotional pregame moment". MLB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  21. ^ Sands, Ethan (July 10, 2022). "Braves' All-Star selections make history". MLB.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  22. ^ McCalvy, Adam (December 12, 2022). "Brewers get All-Star William Contreras in 3-way deal". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  23. ^ Bowman, Mark (May 24, 2022). "Braves' wild walk-off win real family affair". MLB.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  24. ^ Mark Gonzales (June 20, 2016). "'Special' time shared by Cubs' Willson Contreras and family". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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