William Contreras


William Jesus Contreras is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He made his major league debut on the Braves' Opening Day in 2020. He has been with the Braves organization since 2015, when he signed a minor league contract.

Career

Contreras signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent on February 10, 2015. He made his professional debut with the DSL Braves in 2015, hitting.314/.370/.413/.783 with 32 RBI. He played for the GCL Braves in 2016 and hit.264/.346/.375/.721 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. He played for the Danville Braves in 2017, hitting.290/.379/.432/.811 with 4 home runs and 25 RBI. 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 RBI. He split the 2019 season between Florida and the Mississippi Braves, hitting a combined.255/.315/.354/.669 with 6 home runs and 39 RBI.
Contreras was added to the Braves 40 man roster following the 2019 season. He was invited to summer camp, held prior to opening day of the 2020 season. Contreras was activated on July 24, 2020, and made his major league debut that day as a backup catcher. His first career hit and run batted in came as a pinch-hitter the next day, while facing Hunter Strickland.

Personal life

Contreras' older brother, Willson, is an MLB catcher for the Chicago Cubs.