Wilfredo José Tovar Soto (born August 11, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League.
In 2010, he split the year between the Low-A Brooklyn Cyclones, Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats, and High-A St. Lucie Mets, posting a .266/.307/.327 batting line in 92 games between the three.
He split the 2012 season between St. Lucie and the Double-A Binghamton Mets, accumulating a .270/.345/.360 batting line to go along with 1 home run and 50 RBI.
[4] With the Mets he batted .200 in 7 games in 15 at-bats with 19 plate appearances with 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base and 3 strikeouts.
With Binghamton he batted .282 in 78 games in 255 at-bats with 72 hits, 29 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 21 walks, 8 stolen bases and 22 strikeouts.
With St. Lucie he batted .353 in 5 games in 17 at-bats with 6 hits, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 4 walks, 2 stolen bases and 1 strikeout.
[8] On November 18, 2016, Tovar signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals that included an invitation to spring training.
[9] He did not make the club and was assigned to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, where he would spend the year, hitting .253/.306/.356 with a career-high 6 home runs and 31 RBI.
[17] He was added to the Twins' 60-man player pool for the abbreviated season, but spent the year at the alternate training site without appearing in a game for Minnesota.
On December 12, 2022, Tovar was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League in exchange for Carlos Rivero.