Wilfredo Tovar

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.

Tovar with the Memphis Redbirds in April 2017