Alexis Wilson

Alexis Wilson
Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 26
Catcher
Born: (1996-08-13) August 13, 1996 (age 27)
Los Mochis, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
World Baseball Classic
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Miami Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team

Irving Alexis Wilson (born August 13, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2014. Wilson is listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg) and bats and throws right handed.

Career

St. Louis Cardinals

On March 28, 2014, Wilson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, going 4-for-19 in 6 games. In 27 games for the team in 2015, Wilson batted .248/.339/.446 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI.

In 2016, Wilson split the year between the DSL Cardinals and the rookie-level GCL Cardinals, recording a .226/.335/.278 slash line with no home runs and 18 RBI. The following year, Wilson split the season between the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals and the Low-A State College Spikes, accumulating a .248/.347/.390 batting line with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. In 2018, Wilson split the year between State College and the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, batting .200/.339/.276 with no home runs and 5 RBI in 35 games between the two teams. In 2019, Wilson split the season between Peoria and the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, hitting .281/.339/.384 with a career-high in home runs, with 5, and 17 RBI.[2]

Wilson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On May 27, 2020, Wilson was released by the Cardinals organization.[4]

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On May 20, 2021, Wilson signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.[5]

International career

Wilson was selected to the Mexico national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[6]

In June 2023, Wilson represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Alexis Wilson Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  2. ^ "Alex Wilson Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlb traderumors.com. 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Cardinals released 33 minor-leaguers on one day during MLB's widespread farm system downsizing". stltoday.com. 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Stats". MiLB.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Adrián González encabeza la lista de México para los Juegos Olímpicos". olympics.com. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Roster de México para los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games: 'El Che' Reyes to manage Mexico; Watch baseball and softball plus 36 other sports on GameTime". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Mexico champion, Cuba and Venezuela on the podium at the Central American Games". WBSC Americas. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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