Wilmer Font Gómez (born May 24, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.
[6] Font spent most of the 2013 season in the minors, pitching in 26 games for Frisco and 16 for the Round Rock Express.
[12] He pitched in 12 games (11 starts) split between the Double–A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, compiling a 4–4 record and 3.68 ERA with 55 strikeouts over 66 innings of work.
[14] He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season[15] and was selected as the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League mid-season all-star team.
[16] 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.
[21] On April 25, 2018, the Dodgers traded Font to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor leaguer Logan Salow.
[23] On May 25, 2018, the Athletics traded Font to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league pitcher Peter Bayer.
[24] Font found immediate success with the Rays posting a 1.67 ERA in 9 games (4 starts) over 27 innings before being placed on the 60-day disabled list with a right lat strain.
With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, Font appeared in 21 games, compiling a 1–3 record with 9.92 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched.
[31] On October 31, 2020, Font signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the SK Wyverns of the KBO League.
[38] However, Font was re-signed on July 31 and subsequently placed on the reserve list, where he spent the rest of the season and did not appear in a game.